| Parahypopta caestrum | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Parahypopta |
| Species: | P. caestrum |
| Binomial name | |
| Parahypopta caestrum (Hübner, 1804) | |
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Parahypopta caestrum is a species ofmoth of the familyCossidae. It is found on theIberian Peninsula and inFrance,Italy,Austria, theCzech Republic,Slovakia,Hungary, on theBalkan Peninsula,[1] as well as inJordan,Israel,Syria,Iraq,Turkey, south-westernRussia andKazakhstan.[2]
Thewingspan is 28–40 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed onAsparagus officinalis,Asparagus maritime,Asparagus tenuifolis,Asparagus albus,Asparagus acutifolis, andCeltis australis.
