Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[2] It is also found from Turkey to the Black Sea coast, the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and Iran.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Chamaesphecia |
| Subgenus: | Scopulosphecia |
| Species: | C. schmidtiiformis
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| Chamaesphecia schmidtiiformis | |
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The wingspan is 17–26 mm.
The larvae feed on Salvia verticillata, Salvia sclarea and Salvia syriaca.[3]
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