Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula[2] to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Microsphecia |
| Species: | M. brosiformis
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The larvae feed on the roots of Convolvulus species,[4] including Convolvulus arvensis.
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