Bembecia uroceriformis, Crete - photo © Franz Pühringer
Bembecia uroceriformis (Treitschke, 1834)
MOTH INFO
Bembecia uroceriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Bembecia uroceriformis (Treitschke, 1834)
Sesia uroceriformis (Treitschke, 1834)
Sesia mamertina (Zeller, 1847)
Sesia odyneriformis (Ghiliani, 1852)
Sesia armoricana (Oberthür, 1907)
Common name
Sésie armoricaine
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Bembecia
Wingspan
16-26 mm
Habitat
Dry shrubland.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae, i.e. Spartium junceum, Calicotome, Genista, κ.α. and bores into the roots.
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on one observation on the island
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