Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Italy[2] and Spain and on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily,[3] as well as in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and possibly Egypt.[3]
| Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis | |
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| A female moth on a tree | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
| Subgenus: | Scopulosphecia |
| Species: | C. osmiaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1848)[1]
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The larvae feed on Euphorbia polychroma.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Pühringer, F. & Kallies, A. (11 November 2024). "Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)". Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Chamaesphecia osmiaeformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1910". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 November 2024.