Bembecia uroceriformis

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Bembecia uroceriformis
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B. uroceriformis
Binomial name
Bembecia uroceriformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia uroceriformis Treitschke, 1834
  • Sesia mamertina Zeller, 1847
  • Dipsosphecia uroceriformis var. atlantica Le Cerf, 1920
  • Dipsosphecia uroceriformis var. nigricornis Mariani, 1937
  • Sesia uroceriformis var. athaliaeformis Boisduval, [1875]
  • Sesia odyneriformis Ghiliani, 1852 (nec Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)
  • Bembecia uroceriformis f. subiti Tautel 2009
  • Sesia armoricana Oberthür, 1907

Bembecia uroceriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] It is also found in North Africa (including Morocco) and from Asia Minor to the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium species (including Dorycnium herbaceum), Lotus corniculatus, Ulex europaeus, , Coronilla emerus, Chamaecytisus species, , Cytisus hirsutus and .[3]

Subspecies[]

  • Bembecia uroceriformis uroceriformis
  • Bembecia uroceriformis armoricana (Oberthür, 1907)

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