Chamaesphecia alysoniformis

Chamaesphecia alysoniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Species: C. alysoniformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia alysoniformis
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia alysoniformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia trivittata Zeller, 1847
  • Sesia alysaeformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846

Chamaesphecia alysoniformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Cyprus[2] and in Turkey.

The larvae feed on Mentha longifolia, Mentha spicata and Mentha pulegium.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Chamaesphecia at funet


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