Bembecia handiensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands[2] and the Atlantic coast of Morocco.
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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. handiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bembecia handiensis Ramisch, 1997[1]
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The wingspan is 21–23 mm.
The larvae bore the roots of Ononis natrix, Lotus lancerotensis[3] and Lotus creticus.[4]
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