Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Sphingidae)

Forewing Length: 20-24mm;
Wingspan: 40-47mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? June - August (Winter) May - August
(Earliest: 11.6)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous)

Lonicera periclymenum
Parasitoids:
Cotesia glomerata Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Models:
Bombus hypnorum

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Hemaris fuciformis
Hemaris fuciformis
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Hemaris fuciformis
Lepiforum: Hemaris fuciformis
Plant Parasites of Europe: Hemaris fuciformis


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