Chamaesphecia euceraeformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
Subgenus: | Chamaesphecia |
Species: | C. euceraeformis |
Binomial name | |
Chamaesphecia euceraeformis (Ochsenheimer, 1816) | |
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Chamaesphecia euceraeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Spain and France through Italy and south-eastern Europe to the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are in wing from May to July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Euphorbia epithymoides. They spend one to two years in the root of their host plant.
References
- Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- Fauna Europaea
- "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- Chamaesphecia at funet
Taxon identifiers | |
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Chamaesphecia euceraeformis |
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