Chamaesphecia aerifrons

Chamaesphecia aerifrons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Scopulosphecia
Species:	C. aerifrons
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia aerifrons (Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia aerifrons Zeller, 1847 Chamaesphecia micra Le Cerf, 1916 Chamaesphecia owelli Le Cerf, 1916 Sesia sardoa Staudinger, 1856

Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,[2] Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece and on Crete, Sardinia and Corsica.[3]

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)

References

1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
2. Chamaesphecia at funet
3. Fauna Europaea