Bembecia scopigera

Bembecia scopigera, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia and Ukraine[2] to Turkey.[3]

Bembecia scopigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Bembecia
Species:
B. scopigera
Binomial name
Bembecia scopigera
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx scopigera Scopoli, 1763
  • Dipsosphecia communis Le Cerf, 1920
  • Bembecia mira Gorbunov & Špatenka, 2001
  • Sesia scopigera ab. lugubris Staudinger, 1871

The wingspan is 24–25 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on the roots of Onobrychis species, including Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis viciinifolia and Onobrychis toumefortii species.[5] Other records include Lotus species and Anthyllis vulneraria.

References
  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. lepidoptera.pl
  5. Bembecia at funet


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