Paranthrene insolita

Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe,^[2] Turkey, Iraq, the Levant, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Paranthrene insolita
Female - dorsal
Female - ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Paranthrene
Species:	P. insolita
Binomial name
Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914[1]
Synonyms
Sciapteron aurantiacum Rebel, 1917 Paranthrene insolitus

The larvae feed on Quercus species, Populus canadensis, Populus pyramidalis and possibly Salix alba.^[3][4]

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)