Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Spain, mainland Italy and on Sicily.[2] It is also known from the Maghreb countries in North Africa.[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. hymenopteriformis
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| Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860)[1]
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The wingspan is 18–19 mm.
The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).[4]
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