Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

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Permalink:	PAROPARA
Higher taxa:	Cossidae (family)/  Cossinae (subfamily)/  Paropta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Citation:	Cossus paradoxus Friv. Sppl. 9
Original genus:	Cossus
Publication:	Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1842–1856. Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. 6.
Journal:	—
Volume:	6
Issue:
Pagination:	39, fig. 9
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42585843

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Holotype	♂		Holotype ♂.	Türkiye	[Turkey], Smyrna [Izmir].

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Cyprus, Egypt, Greece (Rhodes, Karpathos), Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Saudi Arabia		Kiriakoff S. G. 1960e. Lépidoptères Hétérocères (partim) récoltés par P. Lippens en Jordanie et en Arabie Séoudite. page 12

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Acacia arabica	Fabaceae		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 24
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Albizia sp.	Fabaceae		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 24
Paropta paradoxus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)	Vitis sp.	Vitaceae		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 24

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