Pennisetia bohemica explained

Pennisetia bohemica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.^[1]

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to September.

The larvae feed on Rosa canina^[2] and Rosa arvensis.^[3] They feed on the roots of their host plant for two years.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193755/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440182 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/tinthiinae/pennisetia/index.html Pennisetia at funet
3. http://www.sesiidae.net/biology/bohemi.htm Pennisetia bohemica at sesiidae.net
4. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:uZlhL8MmeR0J:hrcak.srce.hr/file/74598+Pennisetia+bohemica&hl=nl&gl=nl&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESixD64WTixahgWyxQuZvjfwBPs_mPGZOKPcydXU7hh2areiXPX3515UQolp_-KgxMpBB-cKq3OCuTePorVrqW-DdF5dGXCgYyjb8DcUIz3dqDFCUa7CUW7i0v_WC9qoT3IH6xgn&sig=AHIEtbSyowWTtMjHjcJlOAwB3w1qRLEKLA Pennisetia bohemica at sesiidae.net Pennisetia Bohemica (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in southern Slovenia and northern Croatia