Biology:Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. leucopsiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
(Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia leucopsidiformis Sphinx leucopsiformis
  • Esper, 1800 Heydenreich, 1851
  • Lederer, 1853 Sesia leucospidiformis
  • Sesia alysaeformis Staudinger, 1854
  • Sesia foenusaeformis Heydenreich, 1851

Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark , Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece)[2] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are in wing from August to September.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia seguieriana.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3540569 entry