Bembecia hymenopteriformis

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, mainland Italy and on Sicily.[2] It is also known from the Maghreb countries in North Africa.[3]

Bembecia hymenopteriformis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860 Sesia hymenopteriformis var. algeriensis Le Cerf, 1911 Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis var. luticornis Mariani, 1937 Sesia hymenopteriformis ab. ducellieri Le Cerf, 1911 Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis ab. fulvusororcula Zukowsky, 1936

The wingspan is 18–19 mm.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).[4]

References

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