Chamaesphecia astatiformis

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Chamaesphecia astatiformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. astatiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia astatiformisHerrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia thyreiformisHerrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Aegeria agathiformisWalker, 1856

Chamaesphecia astatiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula, [2] east to Russia, northern Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Altai and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia . [3]

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