Bembecia puella explained

Bembecia puella is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia.[1] It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan.[2]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus odoratus and Astragalus sigmoideus.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232652/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440113 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Bembecia_Puella lepiforum.de
  3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/bembecia/index.html Bembecia at funet