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Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Hemaris fuciformis

The Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth is a special insect that looks like a bee but is actually a moth! It has beautiful yellow and brown stripes and loves to sip nectar from flowers.

Lebensraum: Gardens and meadows

Aussehen

The Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth has a fuzzy, olive-green body with a reddish-brown tip on its abdomen. Its clear wings are bordered by a broad band of reddish-brown, making it visually distinct from a stinging bee or typical moth.

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Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth
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Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It hums loudly as it flies, sounding exactly like a busy bee!

Its wings start scaled, but they shed them to become clear, just like magic!

The caterpillar has a cool 'horn' on its tail, but it's totally harmless!

This moth can fly backwards and sideways, showing amazing agility in the air!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master Mimicry

Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth has a fuzzy, bee-like body that tricks predators into thinking it's a stinging bee for protection.

Fähigkeit

Helicopter Hover

Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth can hover precisely in mid-air because of its rapid wing beats, helping it sip nectar from flowers.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Straw

Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth has a long, coiled proboscis that helps it reach deep inside flowers to drink sugary nectar.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
38-48 mm
Größe
32-38 mm
Lebenserwartung
21-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
40 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat leaves of honeysuckle and viburnum; adults drink nectar from various flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Honeysuckle nectar
  • Viburnum nectar
  • Knapweed nectar
  • Bugle nectar
  • Honeysuckle leaves (larvae)
  • Viburnum leaves (larvae)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Feeds on nectar, helping the plant reproduce.

pollinates

Guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Transfers pollen while collecting flower nectar.

eaten by

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Caterpillars are a food source for hungry birds.

symbiotic with

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Shares nectar sources and helps pollinate flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bee Moth

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These moths are friendly and won't hurt you, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

38-48 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

32-38 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

21-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

40 km/h

Was frisst Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

Adults drink flower nectar, while their caterpillars munch on leaves to grow big and strong.

Wo findet man Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth normalerweise?

Gardens and meadows

Wie jagt Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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