Hemaris syra, the broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Franz Daniel in 1939.[1] It is known from southern and eastern Turkey, the western Zagros Mountains and northern Alborz Mountains of Iran, the Kopet Dag mountains of Turkmenistan, western Jordan, and northern Israel.[2]

Hemaris syra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. syra
Binomial name
Hemaris syra
(Daniel, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Haemorrhagia syra Daniel, 1939

The wingspan is 35–48 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June, with a partial to full second generation in August.

The larvae probably feed on Lonicera species.

References edit

  1. ^ "Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris syra (Daniel, 1939)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.