Hemaris saundersii
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Hemaris saundersii is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of moth (Sphingidae).
features
The moths have a wingspan of 50 to 60 millimeters. They closely resemble an enlarged version of Hemaris fuciformis , but do not have a scale line through the cell of the fore wings. The tops of the head, thorax, and abdomen are olive green. The fourth and fifth as well as the middle part of the sixth abdomen segment are brownish red. The underside of the abdomen is brownish red and gray towards the middle. As in Hemaris fuciformis, the upper side of the forewings has transparent areas and a broad reddish-brown marginal band. The hind wings also have transparent areas, but only a narrow reddish-brown marginal band, as in Hemaris tityus .
The eggs of the animals are unknown. The caterpillars are 45 millimeters long. Their young stages are unknown. When fully grown, they resemble those of Hemaris fuciformis . The doll is 30 millimeters long and has a shiny dark brown color. It looks very similar to that of Hemaris croatica .
Occurrence and way of life
The moths are diurnal. They inhabit jungles made up of bushes between 1,800 and 3,000 meters above sea level and so far are only known from north-east Afghanistan and north Pakistan as well as north India ( Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand ). Evidence to the east, for example from Bangladesh and the north of Myanmar , is incorrect. The animals fly for one or two generations per year, depending on the area populated. In Kashmir they fly from June, in Himachal Pradesh in April / May and again in July. The caterpillars can be found in Uttarakhand in May / June and again in August. In Uttarakhand they feed on Lonicera quinquelocularis . The pupa hibernates. Parasitoids that affect the species are unknown.
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c HEMARIS SAUNDERSII (Walker, 1856). AR Pittaway: Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic, accessed December 27, 2014 .
