Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
| Negotinthia myrmosaeformis | |
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| 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 | |
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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]
Subspecies
- Negotinthia myrmosaeformis myrmosaeformis (Balkans, Asia Minor, northern Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern Russia, southern Ukraine)
- Negotinthia myrmosaeformis cingulata (Staudinger, 1871) (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, southern Bulgaria to southern Russia)
References
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