Hemaris syra

Hemaris syra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemaris
Species:	H. syra
Binomial name
	Hemaris syra; (Daniel, 1939)
Synonyms
	Haemorrhagia syra Daniel, 1939;

Hemaris syra, the broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Franz Daniel in 1939.[1] It is known from southern and eastern Turkey, the western Zagros Mountains and northern Alborz Mountains of Iran, the Kopet Dag mountains of Turkmenistan, western Jordan, and northern Israel.[2] The habitat consists of open remnants of former woodland, especially where Lonicera grows through and over low shrubs. It occurs at around 1,000 meters altitude in southern Turkey and from 1500 to 1600 meters in northern Israel.

The wingspan is 35–48 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June, with a partial to full second generation in August.

The larvae probably feed on Lonicera species.

References

"Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

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[1] "Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

[2] Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.