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Bembecia puella

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Species of moth

Bembecia puella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species: B. puella
Binomial name
Bembecia puella
Z. Lastuvka, 1989
Synonyms
  • Bembecia daghestanica Gorbunov, 1991
  • Bembecia aladagica Gorbunov & Špatenka, 2001

Bembecia puella is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia. It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan.

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus odoratus and Astragalus sigmoideus.

References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Bembecia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Bembecia puella


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