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Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis

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Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
A female moth on a tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. osmiaeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia osmiaeformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Sesia osmiiformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Sesia zelleri Lederer, 1853
  • Sesia floricola Oberthür, 1881
  • Sesia agnes Oberthür, 1890
  • Sesia stelidiformis Zeller, 1847 (nec Freyer, 1836)

Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily,[2] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and possibly Egypt.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia polychroma.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea[dead link]
  3. ^ Chamaesphecia at funet


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