Biology:Eusphecia pimplaeformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Eusphecia pimplaeformis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Eusphecia
Species:
E. pimplaeformis
Binomial name
Eusphecia pimplaeformis
(Oberthür, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia pimplaeformis Oberthur, 1872
  • Staudinger, 1895 Trochilium maculiferum

Eusphecia pimplaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece,[2] as well as Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus and Iraq.

The larvae feed on Populus alba and sometimes Salix species.[3] They mine the trunks of their host plant.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1922911 entry