Chamaesphecia doleriformis explained

Chamaesphecia doleriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey.^[1]

The larvae feed on Salvia austriaca, Salvia pratensis, Salvia nemorosa, Salvia sclarea and Salvia verbenaca.^[2]

Subspecies

• Chamaesphecia doleriformis doleriformis (Italy, Istria to Dalmatia and to Greece)
• Chamaesphecia doleriformis colpiformis (Staudinger, 1856)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210342/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439998 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/chamaesphecia/index.html Chamaesphecia at funet