Pennisetia bohemica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.[2]

Pennisetia bohemica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pennisetia
Species:
P. bohemica
Binomial name
Pennisetia bohemica
Kralicek & Povolny, 1974[1]

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to September.

The larvae feed on Rosa canina[3] and Rosa arvensis.[4] They feed on the roots of their host plant for two years.[5]

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