Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
on Scrophularia, Verbascum
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 6.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde: male
female
lateral view
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
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
synonyms
Chamaesphecia odyneriformis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1846).
references
Bartsch & Pühringer (2005a), Bella, Bartsch & Laštůvka (2017a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2001a), Lepiforum (2023), Predovnik (2018a), Toševski in litt. (2018).