Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
on Scrophularia, Verbascum
parasite
The larva bores in the stem, strongly weakening or even killing the plant. In the autumn the base of the stem is cut off; in the spring pupation takes place in the stump.
host plants
Scrophulariaceae, oligophagous
Scrophularia canina; Verbascum lycnitis, nigrum, pulverulentum, sinuatum.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Chamaesphecia odyneriformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846).
references
Bartsch & Pühringer (2005a), Bella, Bartsch & Laštůvka (2017a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a), Predovnik (2018a), Toševski in litt. (2018).