Chamaesphecia tahira KALLIES & PETERSEN 1995

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 : 949

Chamaesphecia tahira KALLIES & PETERSEN 1995

M a t e r i a l: Erzurum: Erzurum, N39°48'00.6" E41°11'34.4", 17-07-2001 ; Erzurum, N39°50'05.2" E41°16'37.7", 20-07-2006 ; Gölyurt Geçidi , N40°20'56.0" E40°47'35.6", 23-07-2005, 24-07-2005 ; Karakale , N40°12'31.8" E40°58'01.0", 30-07-2005 ; Kop Geçidi , N40°01'20.6" E40°30'35.3", 22-07-2005 ; Palandöken , N39°50'05.2" E41°16'39.7", 31-07-2005 ; Palandöken , N39°50'02.8" E41°16'37.0", 01-08-2005 ; Rizekent , N40°10'17.7" E40°59'37.0", 22-07-2005, 25- 07-2005 ; Yukari Sivri , N40°21'09.1" E41°40'58.3", 01-08-2005 ; Yumaklı , N40°14'21.3" E41°31'09.3", 17-07-2002, 18-07-2003, 31-07-2003, 22-07-2004, 24-07-2004, 02-08-2004, 26-07- 2005, 31-07-2005 .

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Turkey (eastern Anatolia) KALLIES & PETERSEN (1995).

R e m a r k s: locally, this species can be very common. The larva lives in the roots of Nepeta betonicifolia ( ŠPATENKA et al. 1999).