UKMoths Six-belted Clearwing Bembecia ichneumoniformis - Distribution map
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52.014 BF382
Six-belted Clearwing Bembecia ichneumoniformis
([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Wingspan 15-21 mm.
Locally distributed in the southern half of Britain, this species inhabits calcareous soils including chalk downland, quarries and sea-cliffs.
The foodplants are bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus) or kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria), the larvae feeding in the rootstock.
The day-flying adults are on the wing between June and August.
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