Hemaris saundersii

Hemaris saundersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. saundersii
Binomial name
Hemaris saundersii
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sesia saundersii Walker, 1856
  • Macroglossa curtisii Boisduval, 1875

Saunders' bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from southern Kashmir, northern Pakistan, northern India (Himachal Pradesh) and north-eastern Afghanistan, eastwards along the Himalayan foothills of India (Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim) to Bangladesh and northern Myanmar.[2] The habitat consists of scrub-jungle at 1,800 to 3,000 metres altitude.

The wingspan is 5060 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing in June in Kashmir and from April to May and again in July in Himachal Pradesh.

The larvae feed on Lonicera quinquelocularis in India.

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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