Hemaris ottonis

Hemaris ottonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: H. ottonis
Binomial name
Hemaris ottonis
(Rothschild & Jordan 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Haemorrhagia ottonis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Hemaris stueningi Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998

Hemaris ottonis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and the Korean Peninsula.[2]

The wingspan is 3740 mm. It is similar to Hemaris staudingeri but distinguishable by the pale lateral stripes on the upperside of the thorax. There are with pale lateral stripes on the upperside of the thorax.

Adults are on wing from mid May to late July in Korea.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lonicera japonica.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.