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Chamaesphecia astatiformis

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Species of moth

Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species: C. astatiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Sesia astatiformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia thyreiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Aegeria agathiformis Walker, 1856

Chamaesphecia astatiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula, east to Russia, northern Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Altai and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia.

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Chamaesphecia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Chamaesphecia astatiformis


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