Hemaris fuciformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hemaris |
| Species: | H. fuciformis
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Hemaris fuciformis, known as the broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in North Africa, Europe (except northern Scandinavia) and central and eastern Asia.
Description
[edit]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.
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Figs, 3, 3a larvae after last moult 3b larva just before pupation 3c pupa
Subspecies
[edit]- Hemaris fuciformis fuciformis
- Hemaris fuciformis pseudodentata Dubatolov, 2003 (Kopetdagh Mountains)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hemaris fuciformis.
- 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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