Chamaesphecia masariformis explained

Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe,^[1] Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.^[2]

The larvae feed on Verbascum species (including Verbascum lychnites, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum nigrum), Scrophularia canina and possibly Astragalus ponticus.^[3]

Subspecies

• Chamaesphecia masariformis masariformis
• Chamaesphecia masariformis odyneriformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305200221/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440008 Fauna Europaea
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062405/http://www.lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=3781 lepidoptera.eu
3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/chamaesphecia/index.html Chamaesphecia at funet