Hemaris saundersii | |
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Hemaris saundersii ♂ | |
Hemaris saundersii ♂ △ | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hemaris |
Species: | H. saundersii
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Binomial name | |
Hemaris saundersii | |
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Hemaris saundersii, or Saunders' bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from southern Kashmir, northern Pakistan, northern India ( Himachal Pradesh) and north-eastern Afghanistan, eastwards along the Himalayan foothills of India ( Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim) to Bangladesh and northern Myanmar. [2] The habitat consists of scrub-jungle at 1,800 to 3,000 metres altitude.
The wingspan is 50–60 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on ing in June in Kashmir and from April to May and again in July in Himachal Pradesh.
The larvae feed on Lonicera quinquelocularis in India.