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Hemaris fuciformis

Family: SphingidaeGenus: Hemarisnative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

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Host plants

known

About this species

A medium-sized hawk-moth with a body mass of around 0.08 grams, active from April to September and overwintering as a pupa.

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Plant food

Yearly cycle

Adults are on the wing between April and September. The species passes the winter as a pupa.

Merkmale

Körper

Body size

medium

Weight

0.084 g

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

monophagous

Overwintering

pupa

Scientific profile

Hemaris fuciformis is a medium-sized moth of the family Sphingidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain. The species is monophagous in its feeding habits and has a body mass of approximately 0.084 grams. Adults are active from April through to September. The insect overwinters in the pupal stage.

Host plants

11 plants serve as food for the larvae

Galium meliodorumSilene dioica Silene latifoliaSileneKnautia arvensis Symphoricarpos albusLonicera periclymenumLonicera caeruleaLonicera caprifoliumLonicera xylosteumLonicera tatarica

Visited plants

10 plants are visited by this species

Echium plantagineumSalvia pratensisBuddleja davidiiEchiumEchium vulgare Aubrieta deltoidea Hesperis matronalisCarduus nutans subsp. nutansAjuga genevensisSaponaria ocymoides

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)