Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bembecia | |
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Similar Bembecia, Bembecia ichneumoniformis, Chamaesphecia, Chamaesphecia masariformis, Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis | ||
Bembecia scopigera, the six-belted clearwing or glearwing, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia and Ukraine to Turkey.
The wingspan is 24–25 mm.
The larvae feed on the roots of Onobrychis species, including Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis viciinifolia and Onobrychis toumefortii species. Other records include Lotus species and Anthyllis vulneraria.
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