Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
Hawk moths
(Sphingidae)
Similar to the Hummingbird hawk-moth.
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An awkward butterfly with translucent red-brown edged wings. A sturdy hairy body with green-brown back with a wide red-brown ring. The tail end has white and black brushes. Like the Hummingbird the hawk-moth flies from flower to flower using its long tongue to gather honey. ⇔ wsp. 40-47 mm LA: ≈ The MACROGLOSSUM STELLATARUM (Hummingbird hawk-moth) lacks the red-brown ring and the wings are not translucent.
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40-70 mm
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15-40 mm
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Hummingbird hawk-moth
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Glasvleugelpijlstaart
Hummelschwärmer
Sphinx fuciforme
Hemaris fuciformis [L.]
Hemaris fuciformis [L.]
Hemaris fuciformis [L.]
Шмелевидка жимолостная
Hemaris fuciformis [L.]
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