Chamaesphecia astatiformis

Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. astatiformis
Binomial name
	Chamaesphecia astatiformis; (Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)
Synonyms
	Sesia astatiformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846 ; Sesia thyreiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 ; Aegeria agathiformis Walker, 1856 ;

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Chamaesphecia astatiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula,^[2] east to Russia, northern Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Altai and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia.^[3]

References

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[1] Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Chamaesphecia at funet

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