Parahypopta caestrum is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, on the Balkan Peninsula,[1] as well as in Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, south-western Russia and Kazakhstan.[2]

Parahypopta caestrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Parahypopta
Species:	P. caestrum
Binomial name
Parahypopta caestrum (Hübner, 1804)
Synonyms
Bombyx caestrum Hübner, 1804 Cossus teredon Boisduval, 1829 Hypopta caestrum var. caucasica Grum-Grshimailo, 1902 Cossus caestrum var. deserta Fischer von Waldheim, 1832

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 australis.

Subspecies

• Parahypopta caestrum caestrum
• Parahypopta caestrum caucasica (Grum-Grshimailo, 1902) (Caucasus, Transcaucasia)

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