Hemaris beresowskii

Hemaris beresowskii
male, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. beresowskii
Binomial name
Hemaris beresowskii
Alpheraky, 1897[1]
Synonyms
  • Hemaris beresovskii Kuznetsova, 1906

Hemaris beresowskii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-western China.[2]

There is a transparent discal cell on the forewing which is generally divided longitudinally by a vestigial scaled fold. The hindwing upperside very similar to Hemaris ottonis.

References

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


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