Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, Turkey, Iraq, the Levant, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, Populus canadensis, Populus pyramidalis and possibly Salix alba.
Subspecies
- Paranthrene insolita insolita (Turkey)
- Paranthrene insolita hispanica <small>Ã
 patenka & LaÃ
¡tuvka, 1997</small> (southern Spain)
- Paranthrene insolita mardina <small>Ã
 patenka & LaÃ
¡tuvka, 1997</small> (south-eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, the Levant, Palestine)
- Paranthrene insolita polonica <small>Schnaider, [1939]</small> (north-eastern Spain, southern France, central Italy, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Dalmatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria)
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