Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)
GenusHemaris (bee hawks)
TribeDilophonotini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMACROGLOSSINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilySPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
SuperfamilyBOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth) :
1: Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)
14 Jul 2005 OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Reared from eggs found on Honeysuckle
Image 1: Top view - dead mothImage 2: Top view - dead moth - close-upImage 3: Underside - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Underside - pale background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Parsons, M.S., Fox, R., Conrad, K.F., Woiwod, I.P. & Warren, M.S. 2005 British moths: throwing light on a new conservation challenge British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 386-394.
Revels, R. 2004 Broad-bordered Bee-hawkmoth Vol 15, No 4 Page: 243

Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hemaris fuciformis (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)
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