Hemaris tityus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 10:47 a.m.
A very rare species, mainly in the south of Belgium.
For the time being, it is still uncertain whether this species will still occur after 2004 due to a lack of convincing criteria (photographs), although the species occurs in France very close to the Gaume.
This species is considered Regionally Extinct according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Macroglossinae > Tribus: Dilophonotini > Genus: Hemaris > Species: Hemaris tityus
- Vernacular names
- Hommelvlinder (NL), Narrow-bordered Hawkmoth (EN), Le Sphinx-Bourdon, le Sphinx de la Scabieuse (FR), Skabiosenschwärmer (DE)
- Synonyms
- Hemaris bombyliformis sensu (Esper, 1780)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 22 (as Macroglossa Bombyliformis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Hibernation in the pupal stage.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from May towards early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Succisa pratensis and Knautia arvensis
The larva feeds on Dipsacaceae such as Knautia arvensis.
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Habitat
It prefers nutrient-poor meadows, preferably along forest edges. Also on gappy, stony and eroded slopes near forests.
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