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Bembecia uroceriformis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sesiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bembecia

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Bembecia uroceriformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North Africa (including Morocco) and from Asia Minor to the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium species (including Dorycnium herbaceum), Lotus corniculatus, Ulex europaeus, Ulex nanus, Coronilla emerus, Chamaecytisus species, Cytisus procumbens, Cytisus hirsutus and Corothamnus procumbens.

Subspecies

  • Bembecia uroceriformis uroceriformis
  • Bembecia uroceriformis armoricana (Oberthür, 1907)
  • References

    Bembecia uroceriformis Wikipedia