Bembecia priesneri
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| Bembecia priesneri Kallies, Petersen & Riefenstahl, 1998[1]
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Bembecia priesneri is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Turkey (Cappadocia and the Taurus Mountains) and some nearby Dodecanese islands (including Rhodes).[2]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. Adults are on wing in late August and September.[3]
The larvae feed on the roots of Psoralea bituminosa and Ononis species,[4] including Ononis spinosa.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1998
- Sesiidae
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Sesiidae stubs