Chamaesphecia anthraciformis

Chamaesphecia anthraciformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy and on Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. It is also found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and the Levant.

Chamaesphecia anthraciformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. anthraciformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia anthraciformis (Rambur, 1832)
Synonyms
Sesia anthraciformis Rambur, 1832 Sesia foeniformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia phoeniformis Failla-Tedaldi, 1883 Sesia oryssiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia oryssiformis Rebel, 1901 (nec Herrich-Schäffer, 1846) Aegeria agriliformis Walker, 1856 Sesia joppiformis Staudinger, 1856 Sesia lahayei Oberthür, 1890 Sesia seitzi Püngeler, 1905 Sesia suprema Oberthür, 1907 Dipsosphecia louisae Le Cerf, 1915 Chamaesphecia anthraciformis f. meieri Stauder, 1921 Pyropteron phoenix Le Cerf, 1925 Pyroptera anthraciformis f. aicha Le Cerf, 1925 Pyropteron anthraciformis f. pallipes Le Cerf, 1925 Pyropteron major Rothschild, 1925 Pyropteron reisseri Capuse, 1973

The larvae feed on Euphorbia nicaeensis, Euphorbia atlantica, Euphorbia myrsinites, Euphorbia ceratocarpa and Euphorbia characia.