Chamaesphecia empiformis

Chamaesphecia empiformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. empiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783)
Synonyms
Sphinx empiformis Esper, 1783 Sphinx bombyciformis Geoffroy, 1785 Aegeria empinaeformis Walker, 1856 Chamaesphecia empiformis f. flavoabdominalis Popescu-Gorj, 1955 Chamaesphecia lastuvkai Špatenka, 1987 Sphinx muscaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 (nec Esper, 1783)

Chamaesphecia empiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.

Distribution

It is found in Europe.

Description

It strongly resembles Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis, some sources classify both as one species.

Chamaesphecia empiformis on a pheromone trap

The length of the forewings is 6–10 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

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Biology

The larvae feed on cypress spurge.

External links

• Vlindernet (in Dutch)
• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium