Bembecia albanensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic region) to Asia Minor and the Black Sea. It is also found in North Africa.Bembecia at funet
The wingspan is .
The larvae feed on Ononis species (including Ononis spinosa, Ononis arvensis, Ononis hircina and Ononis repens) and Psoralea bituminosa. The larvae of ssp. tunetana have been recorded feeding on Hedysarum coronarium.
Subspecies Bembecia albanensis albanensis (Europe, Asia Minor) Bembecia albanensis kalavrytana (Sheljuzhko, 1924) (Italy, Greece) Bembecia albanensis garganica Bertaccini & Fiumi, 2002 (Italy) Bembecia albanensis tunetana (Le Cerf, 1920) (Tunisia, Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy)
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