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Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece)[2] and Turkey.

Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Chamaesphecia
Subgenus:	Chamaesphecia
Species:	C. leucopsiformis
Binomial name
Chamaesphecia leucopsiformis (Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx leucopsiformis Esper, 1800 Sesia foenusaeformis Heydenreich, 1851 Sesia alysaeformis Heydenreich, 1851 Sesia leucopsidiformis Lederer, 1853 Sesia leucospidiformis Staudinger, 1854

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are in wing from August to September.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia cyparissias, Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia seguieriana.[3]

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