Biology:Microsphecia brosiformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Microsphecia brosiformis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Microsphecia
Species:
M. brosiformis
Binomial name
Microsphecia brosiformis
(Hübner, [1813]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Le Cerf, 1914 Hübner, [1813]
  • Le Cerf, 1914 Tinthia brosiformis
  • Sphinx brosiformis
  • Zenodoxus dorsalis Zenodoxus dorsalis f. obscura

Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula[2] to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.[3]

The larvae feed on the roots of Convolvulus species,[4] including Convolvulus arvensis.

References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Tinthia at funet
  4. ↑ A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)

Wikidata ☰ Q1054820 entry




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