Chamaesphecia bibioniformis

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

Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: 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)

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

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.[3]

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


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