Bembecia hymenopteriformis

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Bembecia hymenopteriformis
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Female
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Male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species:
B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
Bembecia hymenopteriformis
(Bellier, 1860) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia hymenopteriformisBellier, 1860
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis var. algeriensisLe Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis var. luticornisMariani, 1937
  • Sesia hymenopteriformis ab. ducellieriLe Cerf, 1911
  • Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis ab. fulvusororculaZukowsky, 1936

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, mainland Italy and on Sicily. [2] It is also known from the Maghreb countries in North Africa. [3]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria ) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus ). [4]

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