Hemaris croatica

Hemaris croatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. croatica
Binomial name
Hemaris croatica
(Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx croatica Esper, 1800 [2][3]
  • Sphinx sesia Hübner, 1805[2][3]
  • Hemaris croatica rangnowi (Closs, 1911)
  • Haemorrhagia croatica obscurata (Closs, 1911)

Hemaris croatica is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found on the Balkan, Anatolia and the Caucasus to Iran. Along the Mediterranean coast it is found up to northern Israel. There are local populations on the Crimea and in eastern Ukraine and western Kazachstan.

The wingspan is 36–64 mm (H. croatica croatica) up to 65–71 mm (H. croatica fahira). In the north and in mountainous areas it flies in one generation in July. In warm areas it flies in two generations from May to June and in August.

The larvae have been recorded on Scabiosa, Cephalaria, and Asperula species.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 A. R. Pittaway: The Hawkmoths of the western Palaearctic. Harley Books 1993, ISBN 0-946589-21-6
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hemaris croatica (Esper 1800)" (in German). Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, 19.04.2007. Retrieved 03.01.2008. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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