Bembecia albanensis
| Bembecia albanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Bembecia |
| Species: | B. albanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembecia albanensis (Rebel, 1918)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bembecia albanensis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic region)[2] to Asia Minor and the Black Sea. It is also found in North Africa.[3]
The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).[4]
The larvae feed on Ononis species (including Ononis spinosa, Ononis arvensis, Ononis hircina and Ononis repens) and Psoralea bituminosa. The larvae of ssp. tunetana have been recorded feeding on Hedysarum coronarium.
Subspecies
- Bembecia albanensis albanensis (Europe, Asia Minor)
- Bembecia albanensis kalavrytana (Sheljuzhko, 1924) (Italy, Greece)
- Bembecia albanensis garganica Bertaccini & Fiumi, 2002 (Italy)
- Bembecia albanensis tunetana (Le Cerf, 1920) (Tunisia, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy)
References
- ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ↑ "Bembecia albanensis Rebel, 1918". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ Bembecia at funet
- ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
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