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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Clearwing Moths (Sesioidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Synanthedonini » Chamaesphecia » Chamaesphecia empiformis - Hodges#2626.5 (Chamaesphecia empiformis)

Species Chamaesphecia empiformis - Hodges#2626.5

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Clearwing Moth (Sesiidae) ? - Chamaesphecia empiformis Sesiid - Chamaesphecia empiformis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Sesioidea (Clearwing Moths)
Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
Subfamily Sesiinae
Tribe Synanthedonini
Genus Chamaesphecia
Species empiformis (Chamaesphecia empiformis - Hodges#2626.5)
Hodges Number
2626.5
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783)
Sphinx empiformis Esper, 1783
Remarks
"Repeated releases of Chamaesphecia empiformis in the 1970s as well as another root-boring insect, C. tenthrediniformis (Denis and Schiffermüller), on North American leafy spurge, did not result in establishment. It later was determined that these Chamaesphecia species are host specific to the European plants E. esulae and E. cyparissias" (Gassmann and Schroder, 1995).
Print References
Gassmann, A. and D. Schroeder. 1995. The search for effective biological control agents in Europe: history and lessons from leafy spurge (Euphorbia esulae L.) and cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias L.). Biological Control 5(3): 466-477.
Harris, P. 1984. Euphorbia esula-virgata complex, Leafy Spurge and E. cyparissias L., Cypress Spurge (Euphorbiaceae). in J.S. Kelleher & M.A. Hulme, 1984. Biological Control Programmes Against Insects and Weeds in Canada 1969-1980. p. 163-165.
Nechols, J.R. "Leafy Spurge." Biological Control in the Western United States: Accomplishments and Benefits of Regional Research Project W-84, 1964-1989. Oakland, CA: U of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1996. 291-292.
Internet References
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)
Works Cited
1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 19 December, 2015 - 12:12am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 5:24pm

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