Hemaris alaiana | |
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Male and female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemaris |
Species: | H. alaiana
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Binomial name | |
Hemaris alaiana (
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
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Hemaris alaiana, the Alai bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. [1][ failed verification] It is known from the Alayskiy Khrebet, Tian Shan, Dzungarian Alatau, Saur and Altai mountains, from Tajikistan and eastern Kazakhstan to western Mongolia. [2] The habitat consists of montane meadows and woodland glades rich in flowers, generally from 1,400 to 2,200 meters altitude.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from early June to mid-July.
The larvae probably feed on Lonicera, Rubia and Galium species.
Hemaris alaiana | |
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Male and female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemaris |
Species: | H. alaiana
|
Binomial name | |
Hemaris alaiana (
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903)
| |
Synonyms | |
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Hemaris alaiana, the Alai bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. [1][ failed verification] It is known from the Alayskiy Khrebet, Tian Shan, Dzungarian Alatau, Saur and Altai mountains, from Tajikistan and eastern Kazakhstan to western Mongolia. [2] The habitat consists of montane meadows and woodland glades rich in flowers, generally from 1,400 to 2,200 meters altitude.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from early June to mid-July.
The larvae probably feed on Lonicera, Rubia and Galium species.