Hemaris Dalman, 1816
(bee hawks)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Hemaris fuciformis
Broad-bordered Bee Hawk, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
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 		Species 4 images 2 ident. refs
Hemaris tityus
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk, Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Hemaris (bee hawks) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hemaris (bee hawks)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hemaris (bee hawks)
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