Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis explained

Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1] It is also found from Turkey to the Black Sea coast, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Iran.

The wingspan is 17–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Salvia verticillata, Salvia sclarea and Salvia syriaca.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041824/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439997 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/chamaesphecia/index.html Chamaesphecia at funet