Bembecia iberica explained

Bembecia iberica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and on Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.

The larvae feed on Lotus, Hippocrepis, Tetragonolobus, Anthyllis vulneraria, Melilotus, Ononis viscosa and Onobrychis.[2] They feed on the roots of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035336/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440109 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/bembecia/index.html Bembecia at funet