Bembecia hymenopteriformis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Bembecia |
Species: | B. hymenopteriformis
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Binomial name | |
Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860)[1]
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Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, mainland Italy and on Sicily.[2] It is also known from the Maghreb countries in North Africa.[3]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).[4]
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