Chamaesphecia euceraeformis

Chamaesphecia euceraeformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. euceraeformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia euceraeformis (Ochsenheimer, 1816)[1]
Synonyms
Sesia euceraeformis Ochsenheimer, 1816 Sesia euceriformis Staudinger, 1856 Sesia stelidiformis Freyer, 1836 Sesia unicincta Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 (nec Hampson, [1893]) Sesia herrichii Staudinger, 1856 Sesia misoleptiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia icteropus Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 (nec Zeller, 1847)

Chamaesphecia euceraeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from Spain and France through Italy and south-eastern Europe[2] to the Caucasus.

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are in wing from May to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Euphorbia epithymoides.[4] They spend one to two years in the root of their host plant.

References

1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
2. Fauna Europaea
3. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
4. Chamaesphecia at funet