Bembecia iberica

Bembecia iberica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and on Corsica and Sardinia.[2]

Bembecia iberica
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B. iberica
Binomial name
Bembecia iberica
Spatenka, 1992[1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.

The larvae feed on Lotus, Hippocrepis, Tetragonolobus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Ononis viscosa and Onobrychis.[3] They feed on the roots of their host plant.

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