Pennisetia bohemica
| Pennisetia bohemica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Pennisetia |
| Species: | P. bohemica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pennisetia bohemica Kralicek & Povolny, 1974[1]
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Pennisetia bohemica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.[2]
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to September.
The larvae feed on Rosa canina[3] and Rosa arvensis.[4] They feed on the roots of their host plant for two years. Pupation takes place in a gallery without making a cocoon.[5]
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