Bembecia hymenopteriformis

Bembecia hymenopteriformis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species: B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
Bembecia hymenopteriformis
(Bellier, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis var. algeriensis Le Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis var. luticornis Mariani, 1937
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis ab. ducellieri Le Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis ab. fulvusororcula Zukowsky, 1936

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. 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.[4]

The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
  5. ↑ Bembecia at funet


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