Bembecia lomatiaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species:
B. lomatiaeformis
Binomial name
Bembecia lomatiaeformis
(Lederer, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia lomatiaeformis Lederer, 1853
  • Sciapteron gruneri Staudinger, 1856
  • Dipsosphecia rothschildi Bartel, 1912
  • Dipsosphecia lomatiaeformis f. norma Le Cerf, 1914

Bembecia lomatiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Greece[2] to Turkey and the Caucasus.[3]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species, including Astragalus angustifolius[4] and Astragalus creticus rumelicus.[5]

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