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Chamaesphecia oxybeliformis

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Chamaesphecia oxybeliformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. oxybeliformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia oxybeliformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia oxybeliformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846

Chamaesphecia oxybeliformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the Balkans (Greece, Macedonia,[3] Bulgaria, Romania[2][3]), Ukraine, southern Russia,[2][3] and in West Asia (from Asia Minor to Armenia, and from the Caucasus to northern Iran).[3]

The larvae feed on Marrubium peregrinum and Marrubium vulgare.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pühringer, F. & Kallies, A. (11 November 2024). "Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)". Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Chamaesphecia oxybeliformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Savela, Markku. "Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1910". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 November 2024.