Negotinthia myrmosaeformis

Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Negotinthia
Species: N. myrmosaeformis
Binomial name
Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paranthrena myrmosaeformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Tinthia myrmosaeformis
  • Paranthrene myrmosiformis Staudinger 1856
  • Paranthrene cingulata Staudinger, 1871
  • Tinthia cingulata

Negotinthia myrmosaeformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in the countries around the Black Sea, including Ukraine, southern Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] It has also been recorded from Asia Minor, northern Iraq, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The wingspan is about 22 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the roots of Potentilla species,[4] including Potentilla recta, Potentilla obscura, Potentilla taurica and Paliurus spina-cristi.[5]

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