Hemaris alaiana

Hemaris alaiana
male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. alaiana
Binomial name
Hemaris alaiana
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms

The Alai bee hawkmoth (Hemaris alaiana) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Alayskiy Khrebat, Tian Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Saur and Altai Mountains, from Tajikistan and eastern Kazakhstan to western Mongolia.[2] The habitat consists of montane meadows and woodland glades rich in flowers, generally from 1,400 to 2,200 meters altitude.

The wingspan is 3545 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are wing from early June to mid July.

The larvae probably feed on Lonicera, Rubia and Galium species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. "Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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