Chamaesphecia crassicornis

Chamaesphecia crassicornis
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Chamaesphecia
Species: C. crassicornis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
Bartel, 1912[1]

Chamaesphecia crassicornis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in south-eastern Austria, southern Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, southern Russia, Kazakhstan and Kirgizia. It is rare in central Europe. It has been released in North America for the biological control of Leafy spurge.

Damage

The wingspan is 16-22 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia esula, Euphorbia incisa, Euphorbia cyparissias and to a lesser extend Euphorbia lathyris. They bore into the roots of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  2. ^ Chamaesphecia crassicornis Bartel 1912 (Lepidopterea; Sesiidae), a suitable agent for the biological control of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) (Euphorbiaceae) in North America

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