B. ichneumoniformis, photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91622005
Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
MOTH INFO
Bembecia ichneumoniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
Sphinx ichneumoniformis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Sphinx vespiformis (Hübner, 1796)
Sphinx systrophaeformis (Hübner, 1813)
Sphinx rhagioniformis (Hübner, 1806)
Sesia palpina (Dalman, 1816)
Sesia statuiformis (Freyer, 1836)
Aegeria cryptiformis (Walker, 1856)
Common name
Six-belted Clearwing
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Bembecia
Wingspan
12-29 mm
Habitat
Xerophilous slopes, calcareous soils.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae, i.e. Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Bituminaria bituminosa, Dorycnium hirsutum, etc, and bores into the roots.
Flight period
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