Bembecia albanensis

Bembecia albanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. albanensis
Binomial name
	Bembecia albanensis; (Rebel, 1918)
Synonyms
	Sesia ichneumoniformis albanensis Rebel, 1918; Sesia albanensis; Sesia corcyrensis Rebel, 1918; Dipsosphecia kalavrytana Sheljuzhko, 1924;

Bembecia albanensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic region)^[2] to Asia Minor and the Black Sea. It is also found in North Africa.^[3]

The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).

The larvae feed on Ononis species (including Ononis spinosa, , and Ononis repens) and Psoralea bituminosa. The larvae of ssp. tunetana have been recorded feeding on Hedysarum coronarium.

Subspecies[]

Bembecia albanensis albanensis (Europe, Asia Minor)
Bembecia albanensis kalavrytana (Sheljuzhko, 1924) (Italy, Greece)
Bembecia albanensis garganica Bertaccini & Fiumi, 2002 (Italy)
Bembecia albanensis tunetana (Le Cerf, 1920) (Tunisia, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy)

References[]

^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
^ "Bembecia albanensis Rebel, 1918". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ Bembecia at funet

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[1] Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World

[2] "Bembecia albanensis Rebel, 1918". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.

[3] Bembecia at funet

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