Paranthrene diaphana explained

Paranthrene diaphana is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria,[1] as well as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.

The larvae feed on Populus and Salix species[2] (including Salix alba). They mine the trunks of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221841/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439978 Fauna Europaea
  2. Web site: A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera) . 2012-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214853/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-05-29-1/zoo-29-1-4-0402-1.pdf . 2016-03-03 . dead .

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