Hemaris staudingeri

Hemaris staudingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemaris
Species:	H. staudingeri
Binomial name
	Hemaris staudingeri; Leech, 1890[1]
Synonyms
	Haemorrhagia staudingeri kuangtungensis Mell, 1922; Hemaris staudingeri nigra Clark, 1922;

Hemaris staudingeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from eastern and central China north to the southern part of the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 37–40 mm. The anterior half of the abdomen is blackish dorsally, contrasting strongly with the posterior segments. The base of the forewing upperside is black or nearly black. The transparent discal cell is not divided longitudinally by a scaled fold. The base of the hindwing upperside is also black or nearly black.

There are two generations per year in China, with adults on wing from April to July/August.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lonicera species.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hemaris staudingeri Leech, 1890". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hemaris staudingeri Leech, 1890". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.