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Bembecia puella

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Bembecia puella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Bembecia
Species:
B. puella
Binomial name
Bembecia puella
Z. Lastuvka, 1989[1]
Synonyms
  • Bembecia daghestanica Gorbunov, 1991
  • Bembecia aladagica Gorbunov & Špatenka, 2001

Bembecia puella is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine and Russia.[2] It has also been recorded from Kazakhstan.[3]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Astragalus glycyphyllos, Astragalus odoratus and Astragalus sigmoideus.[4]

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