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Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Negotinthia
Species:
N. myrmosaeformis
Binomial name
Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
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.

The larvae feed on the roots of Potentilla species,[3] including Potentilla recta, Potentilla obscura, Potentilla taurica and Paliurus spina-cristi.[4]

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

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)
  4. ^ Tinthia at funet


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