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Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis

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Species of moth

Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
A female moth on a tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species: C. osmiaeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1848)
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. It is found in Italy and Spain and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, as well as in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and possibly Egypt.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia polychroma.

References

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


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