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.

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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)

Similar species

Hemaris tityus Hemaris fuciformis has a much broader marginal band to the wings and the discal cell forewing divided longitudinally by a fold.

External links

• Hemaris fuciformis, European Butterflies and Moths
• Hemaris fuciformis, Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic
• Hemaris fuciformis, UKmoths