Bembecia hymenopteriformis

Bembecia hymenopteriformis
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
	Bembecia hymenopteriformis; (Bellier, 1860)
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;

Last updated March 03, 2025

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It occurs in the Mediterranean Europe (Spain, mainland Italy, Sicily,^[3]^[4]^[5] Corsica ^[5]) and in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia ^[4]^[5]).

Description

The wingspan is highly variable, 12–26 mm.^[5] The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria ) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus ).^[4]

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