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Microsphecia brosiformis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sesiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Microsphecia

Microsphecia brosiformis

Similar
  
Chamaesphecia, Bembecia, Sesia, Synanthedon, Sesiidae

Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

The larvae feed on the roots of Convolvulus species, including Convolvulus arvensis.

References

Microsphecia brosiformis Wikipedia