HEMARIS BERESOWSKII Alphéraky, 1897

Female Hemaris beresowskii. Photo: © BMNH Male Hemaris beresowskii. Photo: © BMNH

TAXONOMY

Hemaris beresowskii Alphéraky, 1897, in Romanoff (ed.), Mém. Lépid. 9: 120. Type locality: [China, Sichuan,] ??Mao-piu-koü.


ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION


ADULT BIOLOGY


FLIGHT-TIME

China: v-vi (Sichuan); vi-vii (Henan; Yunnan; Sichuan).


EARLY STAGES

OVUM:

LARVA:

PUPA:

Larval hostplants.


PARASITOIDS


LOCAL DISTRIBUTION

China: Henan (Luoshan, 1070'); Sichuan (Wushi, 12000'; Kangding, 8300'; Danba; Hanyuan; Batang, 3800m; ??Mao-piu-koü; Xiaolou); Yunnan (Weixi, 2500m; Adunzi, nr Dêqên, 3500-4000m).


GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

Confined to southwestern China.


Global distribution of Hemaris beresowskii. Map: © BMNH.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION


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