Bembecia stiziformis
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Bembecia stiziformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1851)[1]
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Bembecia stiziformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on Cyprus[2] and from Turkey to Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.[3]
The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species and Tragacanthus aureus, Tragacanthus microcephalus and Tragacanthus zangezurus.[4]
Subspecies
- Bembecia stiziformis stiziformis
- Bembecia stiziformis fervida (Lederer, 1855)
- Bembecia stiziformis tenebrosa (Püngeler, 1914)
- Bembecia stiziformis belouchistanica Špatenka, 2001
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