Chamaesphecia aerifrons

Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,[2] Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece and on Crete, Sardinia and Corsica.[3]

Chamaesphecia aerifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. aerifrons
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia aerifrons
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia aerifrons Zeller, 1847
  • Chamaesphecia micra Le Cerf, 1916
  • Chamaesphecia owelli Le Cerf, 1916
  • Sesia sardoa Staudinger, 1856

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus pulegioides, Satureja montana, Calamintha nepeta, Lavandula vera and Mentha species.

Subspecies
  • Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece, Crete)
  • Chamaesphecia aerifrons sardoa (Staudinger, 1856) (Sardinia, Corsica)

References
  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Chamaesphecia at funet
  3. Fauna Europaea


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