Chamaesphecia mysiniformis

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Chamaesphecia mysiniformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. mysiniformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia mysiniformis
(Boisduval, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Sesia mysiniformisBoisduval, 1840
  • Chamaesphecia boisduvaliBartel, 1912
  • Chamaesphecia rondouanaLe Cerf, 1922

Chamaesphecia mysiniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and northern Morocco, but has been introduced to Victoria, Australia in 1997.

The larvae feed on Marrubium vulgare , Marrubium alysson , Marrubium supinum , Ballota nigra , Ballota hirsuta , Stachys germanica , Stachys ocymastrum , Stachys circinata and Sideritis montana .


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