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Microsphecia brosiformis

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Species of moth

Microsphecia brosiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Microsphecia
Species: M. brosiformis
Binomial name
Microsphecia brosiformis
(Hübner, )
Synonyms
  • Sphinx brosiformis Hübner,
  • Tinthia brosiformis
  • Zenodoxus dorsalis Le Cerf, 1914
  • Zenodoxus dorsalis f. obscura Le Cerf, 1914

Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

The larvae feed on the roots of Convolvulus species, including Convolvulus arvensis.

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Tinthia at funet
  4. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Microsphecia brosiformis


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