Paranthrene tabaniformis
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The Dusky Clearwing is a moth
of the family Sesiidae
. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.
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
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
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
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
, but sometimes also Sea-buckthorn
Sea-buckthorn
The sea-buckthorns are deciduous shrubs in the genus Hippophae, family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea-buckthorn is hyphenated here to avoid confusion with the buckthorns...
and Willow
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
.
Subspecies
- Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis
- Paranthrene tabaniformis kungessana (Alpheraky, 1882)
- Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis (Rambur, [1866])