Bembecia albanensis, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Bembecia albanensis
MOTH INFO
Bembecia albanensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Bembecia albanensis
Sesia albanensis
Common name
Sésie de la bugrane
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Bembecia
Wingspan
14-23 mm
Habitat
Sandy terrain and rocky areas.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae, i.e. Ononis spinosa, Bituminaria bituminosa, etc, and bores into the roots.
Flight period
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