Paropta paradoxus

Paropta paradoxus is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on Cyprus and Rhodes^[1] and in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran and Jordan.

Paropta paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Paropta
Species:	P. paradoxus
Binomial name
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])
Synonyms
Cossus paradoxus Herrich-Schäffer, [1851] Paropta paradoxa Paropta paradoxum

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from December to February in Israel.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis species, Ficus carica, Ficus pseudosycramorus, Acacia arabica, Cercis siliquastrum and Crataegus species.^[2][3]

Subspecies

• Paropta paradoxus paradoxus
• Paropta paradoxus kathikas Yakovlev & Lewandowski, 2007 (Cyprus)