Bembecia vulcanica

Bembecia vulcanica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

Bembecia vulcanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Bembecia
Species:
B. vulcanica
Binomial name
Bembecia vulcanica
(Pinker, 1969)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dipsosphecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969

The wingspan is about 22 mm.

The larvae feed on the flowers[3] of Lotus campylocladus, Lotus hillebrandii and Psoralea bituminosa.[4]

References
  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Bembecia at funet


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