Chamaesphecia aerifrons

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chamaesphecia
Similar Chamaesphecia, Chamaesphecia masariformis, Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis, Chamaesphecia empiformis, Pyropteron

Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece and on Crete, Sardinia and Corsica.

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus pulegioides, Satureja montana, Calamintha nepeta, Lavandula vera and Mentha species.

Subspecies

Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece, Crete)

Chamaesphecia aerifrons sardoa (Staudinger, 1856) (Sardinia, Corsica)

References

Chamaesphecia aerifrons Wikipedia

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