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Bembecia sanguinolenta is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from Bulgaria and Greece to Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria and Turkmenistan.
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The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species, including Astragalus dipsaceus and Astragalus pinetorum.
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Taxonomy
Populations in Turkey and Syria have long been treated as Bembecia pontica, which is now considered a synonym.
References
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