Chamaesphecia bibioniformis

Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. bibioniformis
Binomial name
	Chamaesphecia bibioniformis; (Esper, 1800)
Synonyms
	Sphinx bibioniformis Esper, 1800; Sesia tengyraeformis Boisduval, 1840 (nec Herrich-Schäffer, 1851); Sesia monspeliensis Staudinger, 1856; Chamaesphecia myrsinites Pinker, 1954; Sesia philanthiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Laspeyres, 1801);

Chamaesphecia bibioniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern Europe (from Spain to southern Russia)^[2] and from Asia Minor to Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species, including , , Euphorbia myrsinites, , Euphorbia serrata, Euphorbia nicaeensis, , and .^[3]

References[]

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[1] Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Chamaesphecia at funet

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