Chamaesphecia astatiformis

Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Species: C. astatiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia astatiformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia thyreiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Aegeria agathiformis Walker, 1856

Chamaesphecia astatiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula,[2] east to Russia, northern Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Altai and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepidoptera.pl
  4. ↑ Chamaesphecia at funet


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