Biology:Bembecia vulcanica

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Short description: Species of moth

Bembecia vulcanica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species:
B. vulcanica
Binomial name
Bembecia vulcanica
(Pinker, 1969)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dipsosphecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969

Bembecia vulcanica is a species of moth in the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm.

The larvae feed on the flowers[3] of Lotus campylocladus, Lotus hillebrandii and Psoralea bituminosa.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2737750 entry