Hemaris alaiana
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| ( Rothschild & Jordan , 1903) |
Hemaris alaiana is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of moth (Sphingidae).
features
The moths have a wingspan of 35 to 45 millimeters. The black ring on the animals' abdomen is heavily covered by yellowish hair. The tuft of the abdomen is sparsely interspersed with yellowish hair. The thorax and the anterior segments of the abdomen are less bright yellow than in Hemaris tityus . The marginal band on the forewings is much wider than that of Hemaris tityus . Between R 3 and M 1, it is the same width as the cell lying between these wires is wide at the end. Cross veins have a recognizable stripe that is almost as conspicuous as that of Hemaris affinis . The base of the hind wings is less intensely yellow than in Hemaris tityus on both sides , but the yellow area is much wider along the outer edge.
Occurrence and way of life
The moths are diurnal. You are in Alayskiy Khrebat , Tian Shan , Dzhungarskiy Alatau , Saur Mountains and Altay of Tajikistan and the East of Kazakhstan to the west of Mongolia endemic . There may be a disjoint population in northern Jordan . The species inhabits mountain meadows and forest clearings with abundant flowering. There she flies together with Hemaris fuciformis . You can find them at an altitude of 1400 to 2200 meters above sea level from early June to mid-July. The pre-imaginal stages are completely unknown. It is believed, however, that the caterpillars feed on honeysuckle ( Lonicera ) or red color ( Rubia ), as with Hemaris radians . Parasitoids that infect the species are also not known.
Taxonomy and systematics
The species was first described by Rothschild & Jordan in 1903 as the subspecies Haemorrhagia tityus alaiana . Derzhavets (1984) regarded the species only as a form of Hemaris tityus or at best as a subspecies. Nevertheless, they viewed Eitschberger & Churkin (2002) as an independent species, which is correct from today's perspective. A comparison of the sexual characteristics of both sexes suggests that the species is closely related to Hemaris radians and evolved from an isolated population of this species.
In 2005, Eitschberger et al. Hemaris molli on the basis of a single female who came from near Irbid , in the north of Jordan . At first glance it looks similar to Hemaris fuciformis , but the picture in the first description lacks the line of scales that divides the cell of the forewings. Interestingly, in the first description it was mentioned that the genital morphology is similar to that of Hemaris radians . Further investigations, including DNA barcoding, showed that Hemaris molli is Hemaris alaiana and should therefore be synonymous accordingly. It is noteworthy, however, that the specimen copy must either be an incorrectly labeled animal from Central Asia or an isolated population exists in the Levant .
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d HEMARIS ALAIANA (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903). AR Pittaway: Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic, accessed December 26, 2014 .
