Chamaesphecia aerifrons explained

Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,^[1] Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece and on Crete, Sardinia and Corsica.^[2]

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus pulegioides, Satureja montana, Calamintha nepeta, Lavandula vera and Mentha species.

Subspecies

• Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece, Crete)
• Chamaesphecia aerifrons sardoa (Staudinger, 1856) (Sardinia, Corsica)

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/chamaesphecia/index.html Chamaesphecia at funet
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194450/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439992 Fauna Europaea