Chamaesphecia bibioniformis, Crete - photo © Franz Pühringer
Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
MOTH INFO
Chamaesphecia bibioniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Chamaesphecia bibioniformis
Sphinx bibioniformis (Esper, 1800)
Sesia monspeliensis (Staudinger 1856)
Sesia tengiriformis (Rambur, 1866)
Chamaesphecia myrsinites (Pinker, 1954)
Common name
Sésie de Montpellier
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Sesiidae > Subfamily: Sesiinae > Tribus: Synanthedonini > Genus: Chamaesphecia
Wingspan
19-21 mm
Habitat
Calcareous soils, οpen dry shrubby vegetation.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Euphorbiaceae, i.e. Euphorbia characias, and bores into the roots.
Flight period
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