Bembecia stiziformis

Bembecia stiziformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Bembecia
Species:	B. stiziformis
Binomial name
Bembecia stiziformis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1851)
Synonyms
Sesia stiziformis Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Sciapteron stiziformis var. melasomon Staudinger, 1871 Dipsosphecia stiziformis f. astyages Le Cerf, 1938 Paranthrene barbarossa de Freina, 1983 Paranthrene tubercula de Freina, 1983 Sciapteron fervida var. subfervidum Staudinger 1891 Paranthrene kara de Freina, 1983

Bembecia stiziformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on Cyprus and from Turkey to Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakistan.

The larvae feed on the roots of Astragalus species and Tragacanthus aureus, Tragacanthus microcephalus and Tragacanthus zangezurus.

Subspecies

• Bembecia stiziformis stiziformis
• Bembecia stiziformis fervida (Lederer, 1855)
• Bembecia stiziformis tenebrosa (Püngeler, 1914)
• Bembecia stiziformis belouchistanica Špatenka, 2001