Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Chamaesphecia masariformis

Chamaesphecia masariformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

on Scrophularia, Verbascum

Chamaesphecia masariformis: male

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 6.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Linde: male

Chamaesphecia masariformis: female

female

Chamaesphecia masariformis

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

(PESI, 2018).

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).

Last modified 25.vii.2023