Chamaesphecia empiformis

Chamaesphecia empiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.

Chamaesphecia empiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. empiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783)
Synonyms
Sphinx empiformis Esper, 1783 Sphinx bombyciformis Geoffroy, 1785 Aegeria empinaeformis Walker, 1856 Chamaesphecia empiformis f. flavoabdominalis Popescu-Gorj, 1955 Chamaesphecia lastuvkai Špatenka, 1987 Sphinx muscaeformis Borkhausen, 1789 (nec Esper, 1783)

Distribution

It is found in Europe.

Description

It strongly resembles Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis, some sources classify both as one species.

Chamaesphecia empiformis on a pheromone trap

The length of the forewings is 6–10 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

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Biology

The larvae feed on cypress spurge.

External links

• Vlindernet (in Dutch)
• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium