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Bembecia puella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Bembecia
Species:
B. puella
Binomial name
Bembecia puella
Z. Lastuvka, 1989[1]
Synonyms
  • Bembecia daghestanica Gorbunov, 1991
  • Bembecia aladagica Gorbunov & Špatenka, 2001

Bembecia puella is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia.[2] It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan.[3]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus odoratus and Astragalus sigmoideus.[4]

References

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.de
  4. ^ Bembecia at funet


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