Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis

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Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
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A female moth on a tree
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. osmiaeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia osmiaeformisHerrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Sesia osmiiformisStaudinger, 1856
  • Sesia zelleriLederer, 1853
  • Sesia floricolaOberthür, 1881
  • Sesia agnesOberthür, 1890
  • Sesia stelidiformisZeller, 1847 (nec Freyer, 1836)

Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in Italy [2] and Spain and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, [3] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and possibly Egypt. [3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia polychroma . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pühringer, F. & Kallies, A. (11 November 2024). "Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)" . Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1910". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 November 2024.


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