Bembecia astragali (de Joannis, 1909)
on Astragalus, Colutea, Erophaca
parasite
The larva bores in the roots.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Astragalus glycyphyllos, monspessulanus; Colutea arborescens; Erophaca baetica.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
PESI (2018) treats astragali a an invalid synonym of B. sirphiformis. This is no longer correct.
references
Bartsch (2012a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2014c).