Chamaesphecia anthraciformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy and on Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia.[2] It is also found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and the Levant.
Chamaesphecia anthraciformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
Subgenus: | Chamaesphecia |
Species: | C. anthraciformis
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Binomial name | |
Chamaesphecia anthraciformis (Rambur, 1832)[1]
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The larvae feed on Euphorbia nicaeensis, Euphorbia atlantica, Euphorbia myrsinites, Euphorbia ceratocarpa and Euphorbia characia.[3]
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