''Bembecia blanka'' is a moth of the family
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...
. It is found on the Greek island of
Crete
Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...
.
It is the smallest European species of the genus ''
Bembecia
''Bembecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Bembecia abromeiti'' Kallies & Riefenstahl, 2000
*''Bembecia afghana'' Bartsch & Špatenka, 2010
*''Bembecia alaica'' (Püngeler, 1912)
*''Bembecia albanensis'' (Rebel, 1918)
...
''.
The larvae possibly feed on ''
Trifolium
Clovers, also called trefoils, are plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with the highest diversity ...
'' species.
References
Moths described in 2001
Sesiidae
Moths of Europe
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