Microsphecia tineiformis
Appearance
Microsphecia tineiformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Microsphecia |
Species: | M. tineiformis
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Binomial name | |
Microsphecia tineiformis | |
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Microsphecia tineiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern Europe.[2] It has also been recorded from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor, Armenia and from Azerbaijan to northern Iran and northern Iraq.
The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Convolvulus species (including Convolvulus boissieri) and possibly Echium vulgare and Echium violaceum.[4]
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