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Bembecia lomatiaeformis

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Bembecia lomatiaeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Bembecia
Species:
B. lomatiaeformis
Binomial name
Bembecia lomatiaeformis
(Lederer, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia lomatiaeformis Lederer, 1853
  • Sciapteron gruneri Staudinger, 1856
  • Dipsosphecia rothschildi Bartel, 1912
  • Dipsosphecia lomatiaeformis f. norma Le Cerf, 1914

Bembecia lomatiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Greece[2] to Turkey and the Caucasus.[3]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species, including Astragalus angustifolius[4] and Astragalus creticus rumelicus.[5]

References

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


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