Hemaris saundersii (Walker, 1856) - Saunders' Bee Hawkmoth

Taxonomic Information

List of Hemaris Dalman, 1816 known from India.
Hemaris deucalis (Staudinger, 1887), Himachal Pradesh (Sindh et al., 2018), Jammu and Kashmir (Smetacek and Kitching, 2012).
Hemaris fuciformis (Linnaeus, 1758), Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand (Kaleka et al., 2015).
Hemaris rubra Hampson, 1893, Kashmir valleys region; Sind and Gurais valleys (Bell & Scott, 1937).
Hemaris saundersii (Walker, 1856), Himachal Pradesh, Southern Kashmir, Uttaranchal (Pittaway, 2013).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology


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  1. OD: Sesia saundersi Walker, 1856. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 83; TL: Northern India. Text at https://archive.org/details/listofspecimens08brit/page/83/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. Bell, T.R.D & F. B. Scott. 1937. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 5. Taylor & Francis, London. Sphingidae 537pp - 1 folding map - 15 pl. Pg. 241, 243, #70. As Haemorrhagia saundersi.
  3. http://en.sphingidae-museum.com/database/index.php?gen=Hemaris&spec=saundersii&subsp=
  4. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1182
  5. https://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/h_sau.htm
  6. https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=98443

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Hemaris saundersii (Walker, 1856) – Saunders' Bee Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.72. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/hemaris-saundersii, accessed 2024/03/29.