Hemaris rubra
Hemaris rubra, the Kashmir bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1893.3[1] It is known from a number of valleys in Kashmir.[2] The habitat consists of flower-rich meadows at around 2,500 meters.
Hemaris rubra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemaris |
Species: | H. rubra |
Binomial name | |
Hemaris rubra Hampson, 189 | |
The wingspan is 44–58 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid-June to early August in one generation per year.
References
- "Hemaris rubra Hampson, 1893 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris Dalman, 1816". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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