Paranthrene tabaniformis

Paranthrene tabaniformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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;

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

The wingspan is c. 30 mm. The length of the forewings is c. 14 mm. Meyrick describes it - Head with white vertical bar before each eye, and yellow posterior ring. Abdomen with yellow rings on 2, 4, 6, and sometimes 7. Middle and posterior tibiae orange, blackbanded. Forewings rather dark fuscous, with elongate obscure hyaline patch towards base; costal streak violet-blackish. Hindwings hyaline; veins and termen dark fuscous.^[1] The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on poplar and willow,^[2] as well as sea-buckthorn.

The larvae have 6-7 stages. Mature larvae pupate in chambers within larval galleries. The pupae are found in the center of one-year poplar seedlings, or beneath the bark of stems and branches in the oldest trees.^[2]

Adults are effective fliers, though little is known about the flight distances of adult female P. tabaniformis.^[2]

P. tabaniformis resemble wasps,^[2] possibly as Batesian mimicry.

Subspecies

Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis
Paranthrene tabaniformis kungessana (Alpheraky, 1882)
Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis (Rambur, 1866)

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Invasive Species Compendium - Paranthrene tabaniformis". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[:0-2] "Invasive Species Compendium - Paranthrene tabaniformis". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.

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