Chamaesphecia astatiformis

Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Subgenus: Chamaesphecia
Species:
C. astatiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia astatiformis
Synonyms
  • Sesia astatiformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1846
  • Sesia thyreiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Aegeria agathiformis Walker, 1856

Chamaesphecia astatiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia and the Balkan Peninsula,[2] east to Russia, northern Turkey, Kazakhstan, the Altai and Uzbekistan.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia salicifolia.[3]

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