Bembecia lomatiaeformis explained

Bembecia lomatiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Greece^[1] to Turkey and the Caucasus.^[2]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm.

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species, including Astragalus angustifolius^[3] and Astragalus creticus rumelicus.^[4]

Notes and References

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212532/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440088 Fauna Europaea
http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/bembecia/index.html Bembecia at funet
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Bembecia_Lomatiaeformis lepiforum.de
http://www.sesiidae.net/biology/blanka.htm Bembecia lomatiaeformis at sesiidae.net