Paranthrene tabaniformis

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Paranthrene tabaniformis
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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 tabaniformisRottemburg, 1775
  • Sphinx asiliformis[Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 (nec Rottemburg, 1775)
  • Sphinx sesiaGmelin, 1790
  • Sphinx rhingiaeformisHübner, 1790
  • Sesia crabroniformisLaspeyres, 1801 (nec Fabricius, 1793, nec Lewin, 1797)
  • Aegeria tricinctaHarris, 1839 (nec Moore, 1879, nec Wileman & South, 1918)
  • Sesia serratiformisFreyer, 1842
  • Albuna denotataEdwards, 1882
  • Albuna denotata f. sangaicaBartel, 1912
  • Albuna denotata f. annuliferaCloss, 1920
  • Albuna denotata f. oslariEngelhardt, 1946
  • Sphinx vespiformisNewman, 1832 (nec Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Sciapteron kungessanaAlpheraky, 1882
  • Sesia synagriformisRambur, 1866
  • Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis var. intermediaLe Cerf, 1916

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

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Larva Paranthrene tabaniformis larva.jpg
Larva
Exit hole Paranthrene tabaniformis damage.jpg
Exit hole
Pupa Paranthrene tabaniformis pupa.jpg
Pupa

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Invasive Species Compendium - Paranthrene tabaniformis". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.


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