Biology:Parahypopta caestrum

Parahypopta caestrum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Parahypopta
Species:	P. caestrum
Binomial name
	Parahypopta caestrum; (Hübner, 1804)
Synonyms
	Bombyx caestrum Hübner, 1804; Cossus teredon Boisduval, 1829; Hypopta caestrum var. caucasica Grum-Grshimailo, 1902; Cossus caestrum var. deserta Fischer von Waldheim, 1832;

Short description: Species of moth

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,^[1] as well as in Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, south-western Russia and Kazakhstan.^[2]

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.

Subspecies

Parahypopta caestrum caestrum
Parahypopta caestrum caucasica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902) (Caucasus, Transcaucasia)

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