Biology:Hemaris alaiana
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Short description: Species of moth
Hemaris alaiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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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.
References
- ↑ "Hemaris aksana (Le Cerf, 1923) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110115424/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemaris/aksana.html. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris alaiana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/h_ala.htm. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q5711072 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris alaiana.
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