Bembecia stiziformis explained

Bembecia stiziformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on Cyprus^[1] and from Turkey to Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.^[2]

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species and Tragacanthus aureus, Tragacanthus microcephalus and Tragacanthus zangezurus.^[3]

Subspecies

• Bembecia stiziformis stiziformis
• Bembecia stiziformis fervida (Lederer, 1855)
• Bembecia stiziformis tenebrosa (Püngeler, 1914)
• Bembecia stiziformis belouchistanica Špatenka, 2001

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224127/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440089 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