Bembecia priesneri
| Bembecia priesneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Bembecia |
| Species: | B. priesneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembecia priesneri Kallies, Petersen & Riefenstahl, 1998[1] | |
Bembecia priesneri is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Turkey (Cappadocia and the Taurus Mountains) and some nearby Dodecanese islands (including Rhodes).[2]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. Adults are on wing in late August and September.[3]
The larvae feed on the roots of Psoralea bituminosa and Ononis species,[4] including Ononis spinosa.
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