Parahypopta caestrum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Cossidae
- Genus
- Parahypopta
- Species
- Parahypopta caestrum
- Scientific Name
- Parahypopta caestrum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Parahypopta caestrum
Parahypopta caestrum is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, on the Balkan Peninsula, as well as in Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, south-western Russia and Kazakhstan.
The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Asparagus officinalis, Asparagus maritime, Asparagus tenuifolis, Asparagus albus, Asparagus acutifolis, and Celtis australis.
...Parahypopta caestrum in languages:
- Czech
- drvopleň chřestový
- French
- Cossus-touret
- French
- Cossus de l'Asperge
- German
- Spargelbohrer
- Russian
- Точило белый
- Ukrainian
- Деревоточець спаржевий
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