69.009 Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee-Hawkmoth)
fw: 20-24mm, ws 46-52mm; May-Jul, sometimes bivoltine in south Aug-Sep; honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum); NS-B woodland rides and clearings in S.England and Wales eg Thetford Forest and Breckland, Suffolk coastal heaths, Lincolnshire lime woods
Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth) §1
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 Holkham, Norfolk; 25/05/2012
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/11/2014 (§1)
