Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
| Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
| Species: | C. leucopsiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis (Esper, 1800)[1] | |
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Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece)[2] and Turkey.
The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are in wing from August to September.[3]
The larvae feed on Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia esula andEuphorbia seguieriana.[4]