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Paranthrene Hübner, [1819]

Paranthrene Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett.: 128, TS: Sphinx tabaniformis
Memythrus Newman, 1832
Paranthrena Herrich-Schäffer, 1846; (emend.)
Sciapteron Staudinger, 1854
Tarsa Walker, 1856
Pseudosesia Felder, 1861
Pseudosetia Boisduval, [1875]; (missp.)
Pramila Moore, 1879
Fatua Edwards, 1882; (preocc. Dejean, 1833)
Phlogothauma Butler, 1882
Parathrene Busch, 1909
Sciapterum Bartel, 1912; (emend.)
Paranthrenella Strand, 1916

= ; [NACL, 28]

Pseudosecia Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925; (missp.)
Nokono Matsumura, 1931

= ; [NACL, 28]

Leptocimbicina Bryk, 1947
Paranthrene (Paranthrenini) ; [NACL, 28]
Paranthrene ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 51]

Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775)

Holarctic. See [About maps] Varjolasisiipi Dusky Clearwing Poplar Twig Borer Kleiner Pappelglassschwärmer Bremsenschwärmer Svart poppelglasvinge Petite sésie du peuplier
Paranthrene tabaniformis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Paranthrene tabaniformis, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Paranthrene tabaniformis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Paranthrene tabaniformis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Paranthrene tabaniformis, Sesiidae of Belgium [Bart Vanholder]
Paranthrene tabaniformis ; [NACL, #2524]

500x548 (~35Kb) FINLAND: Kangasala, 1994, Photo © Juha Salokannel

500x370 (~22Kb) FINLAND: St: Luvia, Sitlahti, ex.l. 1975, O. Osmonen leg.

Larva on Salicaceae, Populus, P. tremula, P. balsamifera, P. alba, Salix spp. [SPRK]

P. t. tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775)

Holarctic Sphinx tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775; Naturforscher, Halle 7: 110, TL: Germany, Landsberg a. d. Warthe (= in Poland)
Sphinx sesia Gmelin, 1789
Sphinx rhingiaeformis Hübner, 1790
Sesia crabroniformis Laspeyres, 1801; (nec Fabricius, 1793)
Aegeria tricincta Harris, 1839
Sesia serratiformis Freyer, 1842
Sciapteron tabaniformis var. kungessana Alpheraky, 1882
Albuna denotata H. Edwards, 1882
Sciapteron flammans Hampson, [1893]
Paranthrene tabaniformis f. sangaica Bartel, 1912
Paranthrene tabaniformis f. annulifera Closs, 1920
Paranthrene tricincta f. oslari Engelhardt, 1946
Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 52]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Sphinx asiliformis Rottemburg, 1775; Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Sphinx vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761; Newman, 1832

Larva on Populus tremula, P. nigra, Populus canadensis, P. alba, P. pyramidalis, P. argentea, P. italica, P. festigata, P. hickeliana, P. cordifolia, less Salix caprea, less S. babylonica [BSW4]

Parasites Netelia testacea, Dolichomitus messor, Ephialtes tuberculatus, Billaea irrorata, Braconidae, Bracon mediator [BSW4]

P. t. synagriformis Rambur, [1866]

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Spain, Portugal, SE.France Sesia synagriformis Rambur, [1866]; Cat. Syst. Lép. And.: 148, TL: Spain, Andalusia, Malaga
Paranthrene rhingiaeformis var. intermedia Le Cerf, 1916
Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 55]

Larva on Populus nivea, P. nigra, P. canadensis, P. virginiana, P. simonii, Hippophae rhamnoides [BSW4]

Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914

-. See [About maps]

P. i. insolita

Turkey Eichenzweig-Glaswickler Großer Eichen-Glaswickler
Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914; Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. Nat. Paris 1914: 422
Paranthrene aurantiacum Rebel, 1917

P. i. mardina Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997

SE.Turkey, N.Iraq, Levant, Palestine

P. i. polonica Schnaider, [1939]

NE.Spain, S.France, C.Italy, Poland, Saxony, Germany, Slovakia, Czech, Hungary, Dalmatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria Paranthrene polonica Schnaider, [1939]; Polsk. Piesmo Ent. 16/17: 143, TL: Ukraine, Lwów
Paranthrene novaki Tosevski, 1987
Paranthrene insolita polonica ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 56]

Larva on Quercus spp., less Populus canadensis, less P. pyramidalis, Salix alba? [BSW4]

P. i. hispanica Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997

S.Spain Paranthrene insolia hispana Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997; Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo 18(1): 20, TL: Spain, Aragon, Teruel, Albarracin
Paranthrene insolita hispanica ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 58]

Original name spelled as it was in [BSW4], makes one doubt that it is a misprint. -- msa

Paranthrene diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925

Balkans, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Pontomediterraner Weidenglassflügler
Paranthrene tabaniformis var. diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925; Lep. Cat. 31: 166, TL: Bosnia, Drina-Valley, Brcko
Paranthrene tabaniformis-rhingiaeformis ab. diaphana Schawerda, 1922
Paranthrene diaphana ; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4, 59]

Larva on Salix alba, Populus alba [BSW4]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BSW4]

de Freina, J. J., 1997; Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis; Band 4; Sesioidea: Sesiidae; ISBN 3-926285-03-6

[Bart Vanholder]

e-mail: Bart Vanholder; Belgian Sesiidae (Clearwings); Belgian Migrant Lepidoptera

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1883

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-64

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