Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis

Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
A female moth on a tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. osmiaeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia osmiaeformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Sesia osmiiformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Sesia zelleri Lederer, 1853
  • Sesia floricola Oberthür, 1881
  • Sesia agnes Oberthür, 1890
  • Sesia stelidiformis Zeller, 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]

References

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


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