Hemaris fuciformis

Hemaris fuciformis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "A new subspecies of Hemaris fuciformis from the Kopetdagh Mountains in Southern Turkmenistan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "A new subspecies of Hemaris fuciformis from the Kopetdagh Mountains in Southern Turkmenistan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-19.

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Hemaris fuciformis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemaris
Species:	H. fuciformis
Binomial name
*Hemaris fuciformis* (Linnaeus, 1758)^[1]
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