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Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. leucopsiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
(Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx leucopsiformis Esper, 1800
  • Sesia foenusaeformis Heydenreich, 1851
  • Sesia alysaeformis Heydenreich, 1851
  • Sesia leucopsidiformis Lederer, 1853
  • Sesia leucospidiformis Staudinger, 1854

Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece)[2] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are in wing from August to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia seguieriana.[4]

References

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


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