Hemaris rubra

Hemaris rubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. rubra
Binomial name
Hemaris rubra
Hampson, 1893[1]

The Kashmir bee hawkmoth (Hemaris rubra) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from a number of valleys in Kashmir.[2] The habitat consists of flower-rich meadows at around 2,500 meters.

The wingspan is 4458 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are wing from mid June to early August in one generation per year.

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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