Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis

Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Austria.[2]

Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. amygdaloidis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis
Schleppnik, 1933[1]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia austriaca and not Euphorbia amygdaloides as the species name implies.[3]

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


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