Sesia bembeciformis

Sesia bembeciformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Sesia
Species:	S. bembeciformis
Binomial name
Sesia bembeciformis (Hübner, 1806)
Synonyms
Sphinx bembeciformis Hübner, 1806 Sphinx crabroniformis Lewin, 1797 (nec [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775, nec Fabricius, 1793, nec Laspeyres, 1801) Sphecia dasypodiformis Walker, 1856 Aegeria montelli Löfqvist, 1922 Sphecia bembeciformis var. orophila Zukowsky, 1929 Aegeria bembeciformis ab. incognita Strand, [1927] Sphecia bembeciformis f. fumosa Lempke, 1961

Sesia bembeciformis, the lunar hornet moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 32–42 mm. The length of the forewings is 15–19 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on willows.

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