Chamaesphecia_schmidtiiformis

Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Scopulosphecia
Species:	C. schmidtiiformis
Binomial name
	Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis; (Freyer, 1836)
Synonyms
	Sesia schmidtiiformis Freyer, 1836; Sesia schmidtii Lederer, 1853 (nec Zeller, 1847); Sesia schmidtellaeformis Freyer, 1836; Sesia schmidtiiformis ab. albotarsata Rebel, 1901; Pyropteron schmidtiiformis ab. pouloti Le Cerf, 1922; Sesia rubriformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846; Sesia prosopiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 (nec Ochsenheimer, 1808);

<i>Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis</i>

Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis

Species of moth

Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.^[2] It is also found from Turkey to the Black Sea coast, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Iran.

Quick Facts Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 17–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Salvia verticillata, Salvia sclarea and Salvia syriaca.^[3]

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