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Cossid Moth / Šparogin kornjaš

Parahypopta caestrum

Description:

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 autralis.

Habitat:

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago
Šparogin kornjaš
Parahypopta caestrum Parahypopta caestrum


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2 Comments

injica
injica 10 years ago

Hvala :)

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

opet? baš je lijep...

injica
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injica

Croatia

Spotted on Jul 12, 2013
Submitted on Jul 12, 2013

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