Biology:Bembecia iberica

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Short description: Species of moth

Bembecia iberica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species:
B. iberica
Binomial name
Bembecia iberica
Spatenka, 1992[1]

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