Sesia bembeciformis

Sesia bembeciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Sesia
Species:	S. bembeciformis
Binomial name
	Sesia bembeciformis; (Hübner, 1806)
Synonyms
	Sphinx bembeciformis Hübner, 1806; Sphinx crabroniformis Lewin, 1797 (nec [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, nec Fabricius, 1793, nec Laspeyres, 1801); Sphecia dasypodiformis Walker, 1856; Aegeria montelli Löfqvist, 1922; Sphecia bembeciformis var. orophila Zukowsky, 1929; Aegeria bembeciformis ab. incognita Strand, [1927]; Sphecia bembeciformis f. fumosa Lempke, 1961;

Sesia bembeciformis, the lunar hornet moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5, depicting Sesia apiformis and Sesia bembeciformis

Figs. 2 larvae before last moult 2a larvae after last moult

The wingspan is 32–42 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–19 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on willows.

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