Bembecia Albanensis
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''Bembecia albanensis'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland,
Fennoscandia __NOTOC__ Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
, the Benelux, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and the
Baltic region The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...
) to Asia Minor and the Black Sea. It is also found in North Africa.Bembecia at funet
/ref> The wingspan is . The larvae feed on '' Ononis'' species (including '' Ononis spinosa'', ''
Ononis arvensis ''Ononis arvensis'', the field restharrow, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Ononis hircina'' and ''
Ononis repens ''Ononis repens'', the common restharrow, is a plant species of the genus ''Ononis''. Description It is a prostrate (maximum height 60cm) woody perennial, spreading by rhizomes. It has hairy stems and small oval leaves with toothed edges. ...
'') and ''
Psoralea bituminosa ''Bituminaria bituminosa'', the Arabian pea or pitch trefoil, is a perennial Mediterranean herb species in the genus '' Bituminaria''. The pterocarpans bitucarpin A and B can be isolated from the aerial parts of ''B. bituminosa''. It has sev ...
''. The larvae of ssp. ''tunetana'' have been recorded feeding on '' Hedysarum coronarium''.


Subspecies

*''Bembecia albanensis albanensis'' (Europe, Asia Minor) *''Bembecia albanensis kalavrytana'' (Sheljuzhko, 1924) (Italy, Greece) *''Bembecia albanensis garganica'' Bertaccini & Fiumi, 2002 (Italy) *''Bembecia albanensis tunetana'' (Le Cerf, 1920) (Tunisia, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy)


References

Moths described in 1918 Sesiidae Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths of Africa {{Sesiidae-stub