Biology:Chamaesphecia doleriformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Chamaesphecia doleriformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Scopulosphecia
Species:
C. doleriformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia doleriformis
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia doleriformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846 (nec Walker, 1856)
  • Sesia colpiformis Staudinger, 1856
  • Chamaesphecia colpiformis

Chamaesphecia doleriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine , Russia and Turkey.[2]

The larvae feed on Salvia austriaca, Salvia pratensis, Salvia nemorosa, Salvia sclarea and Salvia verbenaca.[3]

Subspecies

  • Chamaesphecia doleriformis doleriformis (Italy, Istria to Dalmatia and to Greece)
  • Chamaesphecia doleriformis colpiformis (Staudinger, 1856)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2209100 entry