Bembecia scopigera (SCOPOLI 1763)

Garrevoet, T., Garrevoet, W. & Özbek, H., 2007, Data on the Geographic Distribution of Sesiidae (Lepidoptera) in Turkey, Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (2), pp. 929-953 : 938

Bembecia scopigera (SCOPOLI 1763)

= Bembecia mira GORBUNOV & ŠPATENKA, 2001 syn.nov.

M a t e r i a l: İ çel: Geçimli, N36°47'08.0" E33°20'54.1", 09-07-2002. Karaman: Uçbölük, N36°31'00.0" E33°00'20.0", 21-07-2000 (Dils J. & Faes J.). Nev ş ehir: Göreme, N38°40'32.9" E34°52'59.0", 28-07-2002. Sivas: Kartalça, N39°33'33.4" E36°37'55.6", 26-07-2002.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, Balkans, Greece, southern Russia, Ukraine, northern Turkey.

R e m a r k s: the main food plant of this species is Onobrychis viciifolia . It is an important pest in the root of this fodder crop particularly in Central Anatolia (TAMER & ÖZER 1990). It also occurs in Erzurum Province and gave damage in this plant particularly in nonirrigated growing areas (GÜLTEKIN & GÜÇLÜ 1997). The authors consider Bembecia mira GORBUNOV & ŠPATENKA 2001 as a new synonym of Bembecia scopigera because no specific discriminating characters could be found.