Biology:Chamaesphecia masariformis

Chamaesphecia masariformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Scopulosphecia
Species:	C. masariformis
Binomial name
	Chamaesphecia masariformis; (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Synonyms
	Sesia masariformis Ochsenheimer, 1808; Sphinx banchiformis Hübner, [1808-1813]; Sesia allantiformis Eversmann, 1844; Sesia loewii Zeller, 1847; Chamaesphecia brandti Le Cerf, 1937; Chamaesphecia djakonovi Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1966; Sesia pompiliformis Heydenreich, 1851; Sphinx culiciformis Sulzer, 1776 (nec Linnaeus, 1758); Sesia odyneriformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846; Sesia fallax Staudinger, 1891;

Short description: Species of moth

Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe,^[2] Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia , Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Verbascum species (including Verbascum lychnites, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum nigrum), Scrophularia canina and possibly Astragalus ponticus.^[4]

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Chamaesphecia masariformis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Scopulosphecia
Species:	C. masariformis
Binomial name
*Chamaesphecia masariformis* (Ochsenheimer, 1808)^[1]
Synonyms
Sesia masariformis Ochsenheimer, 1808 Sphinx banchiformis Hübner, [1808-1813] Sesia allantiformis Eversmann, 1844 Sesia loewii Zeller, 1847 Chamaesphecia brandti Le Cerf, 1937 Chamaesphecia djakonovi Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1966 Sesia pompiliformis Heydenreich, 1851 Sphinx culiciformis Sulzer, 1776 (nec Linnaeus, 1758) Sesia odyneriformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia fallax Staudinger, 1891