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Hemaris fuciformis

Hemaris fuciformis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. fuciformis
Binomial name
Hemaris fuciformis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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. It is found in North Africa, Europe (except Northern Scandinavia) and Central and Eastern Asia.

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.

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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