Bembecia himmighoffeni is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, through Italy to the Dalmatian coast.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Bembecia |
| Species: | B. himmighoffeni |
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| Bembecia himmighoffeni (Staudinger, 1866)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing from late July to August.
The larvae feed on Coronilla species, including Coronilla minima.[3] There are also records for larvae feeding on Rumex species.
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