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Thursday 20 July 2023

Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808) - Cyprus

See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)

Της οικογένειας (Σεσιίδες) Sesiidae or clearwing moths (Γέρι 20.6.2006) 

 family Sesiidae

Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe, Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.The wingspan is 21–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. .The larvae feed on Verbascum species (including Verbascum lychnites, Verbascum thapsus and Verbascum nigrum), Scrophularia canina and possibly Astragalus ponticus. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos  at Geri 20/6/2006 by George Konstantinou


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