Chamaesphecia masariformis
Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe,[2] Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Chamaesphecia masariformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
Subgenus: | Scopulosphecia |
Species: | C. masariformis |
Binomial name | |
Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 21–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Verbascum species (including Verbascum lychnites, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum nigrum), Scrophularia canina and possibly Astragalus ponticus.[4]
Subspecies
- Chamaesphecia masariformis masariformis
- Chamaesphecia masariformis odyneriformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)
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