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Microsphecia tineiformis

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Microsphecia tineiformis
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M. tineiformis
Binomial name
Microsphecia tineiformis
(Esper, [1789])[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx tineiformis Esper, [1789]
  • Tinthia tineiformis
  • Sesia aselliformis Rossi, 1794

Microsphecia tineiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in southern Europe.[2] It has also been recorded from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor, Armenia and from Azerbaijan to northern Iran and northern Iraq.

The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Convolvulus species (including Convolvulus boissieri) and possibly Echium vulgare and Echium violaceum.[4]

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