69.008 Hemaris tityus (Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth)
fw: 18-21mm; May-Jun; devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis); NS-B mainly SW.England, scattered colonies other parts of England, W.Wales and W coast of Scotland
Hemaris tityus (Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth) ยง1
ID: Both Hemaris species are distinct in having much of the wing membrane unscaled.
The two species are very similar and can be distinguished by the following features:
The two species are very similar and can be distinguished by the following features:
- Scaled terminal border of both forewing and hindwing broader in H.fuciformis, as is the transverse vein of the forewing
- Subcostal cell at base of forewing is divided by a longitudinal vein in H.fuciformis but not in H.tityus
- First two abdominal segments black in H.tityus, red-brown in H.fuciformis
§1 Lismore Island, Argyll; 03/06/2015
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
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