Bembecia sanguinolenta explained

Bembecia sanguinolenta is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Bulgaria and Greece^[1] to Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria and Turkmenistan.^[2]

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species, including Astragalus dipsaceus and Astragalus pinetorum.^[3]

Subspecies

• Bembecia sanguinolenta sanguinolenta
• Bembecia sanguinolenta turcmena (Bartel, 1912)

Taxonomy

Populations in Turkey and Syria have long been treated as Bembecia pontica, which is now considered a synonym.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221058/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440116 Fauna Europaea
2. http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-05-29-1/zoo-29-1-4-0402-1.pdf A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/bembecia/index.html Bembecia at funet