Chamaesphecia euceraeformis explained

Chamaesphecia euceraeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Spain and France through Italy and south-eastern Europe[1] to the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are in wing from May to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia epithymoides.[3] They spend one to two years in the root of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225602/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440025 Fauna Europaea
  2. Web site: LOT Moths and Butterflies . 2012-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826065752/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1139 . 2013-08-26 . dead .
  3. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/chamaesphecia/index.html Chamaesphecia at funet

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