TL: Algeria, El Kala, Tonga-See
Habitat
- Sandy terrain
- Xerophilous meadows
Similar species
10-28 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschSchwebfliegen-Glasflügler
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Astracantha granatensis Fabaceae Astragalus monspessulanus Fabaceae Bituminaria bituminosa Arabian pea Fabaceae Colutea arborescens Bladder Senna Fabaceae Hedysarum coronarium French honeysuckle Fabaceae Lotus creticus
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sesia sirphiformis Lucas, 1849 Bembecia tunetana Le Cerf, 1920 Bembecia igueri Bettag & Bläsius, 1998
- Bembecia (Opacosphecia) sirphiformis is a member of the clade Bembecia megillaeformis:
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Species Author Bembecia (Opacosphecia) astragali (de Joannis, 1909) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) bartschi Garrevoet & Lingenhöle, 2011 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) blanka Špatenka, 2001 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) damascena Špatenka & Pavličko, 2011 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) fokidensis Toševski, 1991 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) gegamica Gorbunov, 1991 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) megillaeformis (Hübner, 1813) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) molleti Kallies & Špatenka, 2003 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) parthica (Lederer, 1870) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) pontica (Staudinger, [1892]) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) puella Z. Laštůvka, 1989 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) sanguinolenta (Lederer, 1853) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) sirphiformis (H. Lucas, 1849) Bembecia (Opacosphecia) staryi Špatenka & Gorbunov, 1992 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) stuebingeri Sobczyk, Kallies & Riefenstahl, 2007 Bembecia (Opacosphecia) transcaucasicum (Staudinger, [1892])
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. 
Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis
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