Bembecia hymenopteriformis

Bembecia hymenopteriformis
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. hymenopteriformis
Binomial name
	Bembecia hymenopteriformis; (Bellier, 1860)
Synonyms
	Sesia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860; Sesia hymenopteriformis var. algeriensis Le Cerf, 1911; Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis var. luticornis Mariani, 1937; Sesia hymenopteriformis ab. ducellieri Le Cerf, 1911; Dipsosphecia hymenopteriformis ab. fulvusororcula Zukowsky, 1936;

Bembecia hymenopteriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It occurs in the Mediterranean Europe (Spain, mainland Italy, Sicily,^[3]^[4]^[5] Corsica^[5]) and in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia^[4]^[5]).

Description

The wingspan is highly variable, 12–26 mm.^[5] The larvae feed on Anthyllis (including Anthyllis vulneraria) and Lotus species (including Lotus creticus and Lotus corniculatus).^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier de la Chavignerie, 1860)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b Pühringer, F. & Kallies, A. (19 February 2025). "Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)". Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860)". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Savela, Markku. "Bembecia Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tautel, C. & Subit, P. (2008). "Bembecia hymenopteriformis (Bellier, 1860), une nouvelle sésie pour la France observée en Corse (Lep. Sesiidae)" (PDF). Oreina. 2: 22–23. Includes a distribution map.