Chamaesphecia bibioniformis

Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Species: C. bibioniformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
(Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx bibioniformis Esper, 1800
  • Sesia tengyraeformis Boisduval, 1840 (nec Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
  • Sesia monspeliensis Staudinger, 1856
  • Chamaesphecia myrsinites Pinker, 1954
  • Sesia philanthiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Laspeyres, 1801)

Chamaesphecia bibioniformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in southern Europe (from Spain to southern Russia)[2] and from Asia Minor to Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species, including Euphorbia gerardiana, Euphorbia sequieriana, Euphorbia myrsinites, Euphorbia angustifrons, Euphorbia serrata, Euphorbia nicaeensis, Euphorbia niciciana, Euphorbia pannonica and Euphorbia macroclada.[4]

References

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


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