Chamaesphecia aerifrons
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
Subgenus: | Scopulosphecia |
Species: | C. aerifrons
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Binomial name | |
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Chamaesphecia aerifrons is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,[2] Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece and on Crete, Sardinia and Corsica.[3]
The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus pulegioides, Satureja montana, Calamintha nepeta, Lavandula vera and Mentha species.
Subspecies
- Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, France, southern Belgium, south-western Germany, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Albania, northern Greece, Crete)
- Chamaesphecia aerifrons sardoa (Staudinger, 1856) (Sardinia, Corsica)
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