Negotinthia myrmosaeformis

Negotinthia myrmosaeformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Sesiidae. 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)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
4. Tinthia at funet