▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁Lar va ▁feed ▁on ▁pup ae ▁of ▁t ach in id ▁and ▁ich neum on id ▁par as ito ids ▁of ▁the ▁p ine ▁process ion ary ▁c ater p ill ar , ▁Th aum et op oe a ▁pity oc ampa . ▁The ▁pup ae ▁of ▁other ▁Le pid optera ▁and ▁from ▁c oco ons ▁of ▁the ▁p ine ▁saw fly , ▁Ne odi pr ion ▁ser t ifer . ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁seen ▁visit ing ▁flowers ▁to ▁feed ▁on ▁ne ct ar . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁Af rot rop ical : ▁Ch ad , ▁E rit rea , ▁Gh ana , ▁Ken ya , ▁Y emen . ▁Oriental : ▁Pakistan . ▁Pala ear ctic : ▁Afghan istan , ▁Armen ia , ▁Austria , ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Belg ium , ▁Bulg aria , ▁China ▁( Be ij ing , ▁Ne i ▁Mong g ol , ▁S ich uan , ▁X in ji ang , ▁X iz ang ), ▁Cro atia , ▁Cy pr us , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Den mark , ▁Egypt , ▁France ▁( in cl . ▁C ors ica ), ▁Germany , ▁Gib ral tar , ▁Greece ▁( in cl . ▁Les bos ), ▁Gru zia , ▁Hung ary , ▁Iran , ▁Israel , ▁Italy ▁( in cl . ▁S ardin ia , ▁Sic ily ), ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁K yr gy z ▁Republic , ▁Lib ya , ▁Mac ed onia , ▁Mal ta ,