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Bembecia hymenopteriformis

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Species of moth

Bembecia hymenopteriformis
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species: B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
Bembecia hymenopteriformis
(Bellier, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis var. algeriensis Le Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis var. luticornis Mariani, 1937
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis ab. ducellieri Le Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis ab. fulvusororcula Zukowsky, 1936

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, mainland Italy and on Sicily. It is also known from the Maghreb countries in North Africa.

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Bembecia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Bembecia hymenopteriformis


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