Bembecia puella is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia.[2] It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Bembecia |
| Species: | B. puella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bembecia puella Z. Lastuvka, 1989[1]
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The wingspan is 22–23 mm.
The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus odoratus and Astragalus sigmoideus.[4]
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