Microsphecia tineiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern Europe.[2] It has also been recorded from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Asia Minor, Armenia and from Azerbaijan to northern Iran and northern Iraq.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Microsphecia |
| Species: | M. tineiformis
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The wingspan is about 11 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Convolvulus species (including Convolvulus boissieri) and possibly Echium vulgare and Echium violaceum.[4]
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