Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
Appearance
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis | |
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A female moth on a tree | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
Subgenus: | Scopulosphecia |
Species: | C. osmiaeformis
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Binomial name | |
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1848)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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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]
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