Hemaris dentata

Hemaris dentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemaris
Species:	H. dentata
Binomial name
	Hemaris dentata; (Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
	Macroglossa dentata Staudinger, 1887;

Hemaris dentata, the Anatolian bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1887.^[1] It is known from southern Turkey as far west as the Taurus Mountains.^[2]

The wingspan is 36–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid to late July in one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Lonicera species.

References[]

^ "Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

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