Chamaesphecia euceraeformis

Chamaesphecia euceraeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Spain and France through Italy and south-eastern Europe[2] to the Caucasus.

Chamaesphecia euceraeformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. euceraeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia euceraeformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia euceraeformis Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Sesia euceriformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Sesia stelidiformis Freyer, 1836
  • Sesia unicincta Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (nec Hampson, [1893])
  • Sesia herrichii Staudinger, 1856
  • Sesia misoleptiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Sesia icteropus Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 (nec Zeller, 1847)

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are in wing from May to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia epithymoides.[4] They spend one to two years in the root of their host plant.

References
  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  4. Chamaesphecia at funet


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