Bembecia handiensis explained

Bembecia handiensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.^[1] and the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

The wingspan is 21–23 mm.

The larvae bore the roots of Ononis natrix, Lotus lancerotensis^[2] and Lotus creticus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225804/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440102 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Bembecia_Handiensis lepiforum.de
3. http://www.sesiidae.net/biology/blanka.htm Bembecia handiensis at sesiidae.net