Biology:Bembecia iberica
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Short description: Species of moth
Bembecia iberica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Bembecia |
Species: | B. iberica
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Binomial name | |
Bembecia iberica Spatenka, 1992[1]
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Bembecia iberica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France , Spain , Portugal and Italy and on Corsica and Sardinia.[2]
The wingspan is 19–21 mm.
The larvae feed on Lotus, Hippocrepis, Tetragonolobus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Ononis viscosa and Onobrychis.[3] They feed on the roots of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4885032 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembecia iberica.
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