Hemaris rubra

Hemaris rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. rubra
Binomial name
Hemaris rubra
Hampson, 189

Hemaris rubra, the Kashmir bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is known from a number of valleys in Kashmir.[2] The habitat consists of flower-rich meadows at around 2,500 meters.

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

  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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