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Chamaesphecia alysoniformis

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Chamaesphecia alysoniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. alysoniformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia alysoniformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia alysoniformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia trivittata Zeller, 1847
  • Sesia alysaeformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846

Chamaesphecia alysoniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Cyprus[2] and in Turkey.

The larvae feed on Mentha longifolia, Mentha spicata and Mentha pulegium.[3]

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