Hemaris alaiana, the Alai bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1][failed verification] It is known from the Alayskiy Khrebet, Tian Shan, Dzungarian Alatau, Saur and Altai mountains, from Tajikistan and eastern Kazakhstan to western Mongolia.[2] The habitat consists of montane meadows and woodland glades rich in flowers, generally from 1,400 to 2,200 meters altitude.

Hemaris alaiana
Male and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. alaiana
Binomial name
Hemaris alaiana
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Haemorrhagia alaiana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from early June to mid-July.

The larvae probably feed on Lonicera, Rubia and Galium species.

References

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  1. ^ "Hemaris aksana (Le Cerf, 1923) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". CATE Sphingidae. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hemaris alaiana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.