Bembecia iberica
| Bembecia iberica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Bembecia |
| Species: | B. iberica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembecia iberica Spatenka, 1992[1] | |
Bembecia iberica is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and on Corsica and Sardinia.[2]
The larvae feed on Lotus, Hippocrepis, Tetragonolobus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Ononis viscosa and Onobrychis.[4] They feed on the roots of their host plant.
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