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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
| Subgenus: | Chamaesphecia |
| Species: | C. astatiformis
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| Chamaesphecia astatiformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1846)[1]
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The wingspan is about 17 mm.
The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia.[3]
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