| Hemaris dentata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hemaris |
| Species: | H. dentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemaris dentata (Staudinger, 1887) | |
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Hemaris dentata, the Anatolian bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. [1] It is known from southern Turkey as far west as the Taurus Mountains. [2]
The wingspan is 36–45 mm. It is a diurnal species. Adults are on wing from mid to late July in one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Lonicera species.