Paranthrene tabaniformis

Paranthrene tabaniformis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Paranthrene
Species:	P. tabaniformis
Binomial name
	Paranthrene tabaniformis; (Rottemburg, 1775)
Synonyms
	Sphinx tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775; Sphinx asiliformis [Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 (nec Rottemburg, 1775); Sphinx sesia Gmelin, 1790; Sphinx rhingiaeformis Hübner, 1790; Sesia crabroniformis Laspeyres, 1801 (nec Fabricius, 1793, nec Lewin, 1797); Aegeria tricincta Harris, 1839 (nec Moore, 1879, nec Wileman & South, 1918); Sesia serratiformis Freyer, 1842; Albuna denotata Edwards, 1882; Albuna denotata f. sangaica Bartel, 1912; Albuna denotata f. annulifera Closs, 1920; Albuna denotata f. oslari Engelhardt, 1946; Sphinx vespiformis Newman, 1832 (nec Linnaeus, 1761); Sciapteron kungessana Alpheraky, 1882; Sesia synagriformis Rambur, 1866; Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis var. intermedia Le Cerf, 1916;

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Paranthrene tabaniformis, the dusky clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.

Larva

Damage

Pupa

The wingspan is c.30 mm. The length of the forewings is c.14 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Poplar, but sometimes also Sea-buckthorn and willow.

Subspecies

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