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Hemaris fuciformis

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Hemaris fuciformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. fuciformis
Binomial name
Hemaris fuciformis
Synonyms
  • Sphinx fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx variegata Allioni, 1766
  • Macroglossa robusta Alphéraky, 1882
  • Macroglossa milesiformis Treitschke, 1834
  • Macroglossa lonicerae Zeller, 1869
  • Macroglossa caprifolii Zeller, 1869
  • Hemaris simillima Moore, 1888
  • Hemaris fuciformis rebeli Anger, 1919
  • Hemaris fuciformis obsoleta Lambillion, 1920
  • Hemaris fuciformis musculus Wagner, 1919
  • Hemaris fuciformis minor Lambillion, 1920
  • Hemaris fuciformis jakutana (Derzhavets, 1984)
  • Haemorrhagia fuciformis jordani Clark, 1927
  • Haemorrhagia fuciformis circularis Stephan, 1924
  • Macroglossa bombyliformis heynei Bartel, 1898

Hemaris fuciformis, known as the broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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It is found in North Africa, Europe (except northern Scandinavia) and central and eastern Asia.

Description

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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. Hemaris fuciformis larvae.jpg|Figs, 3, 3a larvae after last moult 3b larva just before pupation 3c pupa The larvae feed on honeysuckle and Galium species.


Subspecies

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  • Hemaris fuciformis fuciformis
  • Hemaris fuciformis pseudodentata Dubatolov, 2003 (Kopetdagh Mountains)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ^ "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.
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