Chamaesphecia crassicornis
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| Species: | C. crassicornis
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| Chamaesphecia crassicornis Bartel, 1912[1]
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Chamaesphecia crassicornis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in south-eastern Austria, southern Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Kirgizia. It is rare in central Europe. It has been released in North America for the biological control of Leafy spurge.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula, Euphorbia incisa, Euphorbia cyparissias and to a lesser extent Euphorbia lathyris. They bore into the roots of their host plant.[2]
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