Hemaris fuciformis
Hemaris fuciformis, known as the broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in North Africa, Europe (except northern Scandinavia) and central and eastern Asia.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemaris |
Species: | H. fuciformis |
Binomial name | |
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The wingspan is 38–48 millimetres (1.5–1.9 in). The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on honeysuckle and Galium species.
Subspecies
- Hemaris fuciformis fuciformis
- Hemaris fuciformis pseudodentata Dubatolov, 2003 (Kopetdagh Mountains)[2]
Similar species
Compared to H. tityus, H. fuciformis has a much broader marginal band to the wings, and the forewing's discal cell is longitudinally divided by a fold.
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References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- "A new subspecies of Hemaris fuciformis from the Kopetdagh Mountains in Southern Turkmenistan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
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- Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth UKMoths
- Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- Lepiforum e.V.
- Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)
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