Hemaris dentata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hemaris |
| Species: | H. dentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887)
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Hemaris dentata, the Anatolian bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1887.[1] It is known from southern Turkey as far west as the Taurus Mountains.[2]
The wingspan is 36–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid to late July in one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Lonicera species.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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