Paranthrene insolita explained

Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe,^[1] Turkey, Iraq, the Levant, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, Populus canadensis, Populus pyramidalis and possibly Salix alba.^{[2] [3]}

Subspecies

• Paranthrene insolita insolita (Turkey)
• Paranthrene insolita hispanica Špatenka & Laštuvka, 1997 (southern Spain)
• Paranthrene insolita mardina Špatenka & Laštuvka, 1997 (south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, the Levant, Palestine)
• Paranthrene insolita polonica Schnaider, [1939] (north-eastern Spain, southern France, central Italy, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Dalmatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180924/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439973 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/paranthrene/index.html Paranthrene at funet
3. https://sparrow.up.poznan.pl/pte/ppe/PJE_2009/08_bakowski_i_in.pdf Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf 1914 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) - a new clearwing moth to the fauna of Poland