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

References

  1. "Hemaris rubra Hampson, 1893 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris Dalman, 1816". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.


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