Bembecia stiziformis

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bembecia
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Bembecia stiziformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found on Cyprus and from Turkey to Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species and Tragacanthus aureus, Tragacanthus microcephalus and Tragacanthus zangezurus.

Subspecies

Bembecia stiziformis stiziformis

Bembecia stiziformis fervida (Lederer, 1855)

Bembecia stiziformis tenebrosa (Püngeler, 1914)

Bembecia stiziformis belouchistanica Špatenka, 2001

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