Bembecia scopigera

Bembecia scopigera, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia and Ukraine^[2] to Turkey.^[3]

Bembecia scopigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. scopigera
Binomial name
Bembecia scopigera (Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx scopigera Scopoli, 1763 Dipsosphecia communis Le Cerf, 1920 Bembecia mira Gorbunov & Špatenka, 2001 Sesia scopigera ab. lugubris Staudinger, 1871

The wingspan is 24–25 mm.^[4]

The larvae feed on the roots of Onobrychis species, including Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis viciinifolia and Onobrychis toumefortii species.^[5] Other records include Lotus species and Anthyllis vulneraria.