Return: HOME >> SPECIES LIST >> SOUTHWEST MOTHS
|
Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) |
Thetis Clearwing |
MONA# 7855.1 |
Family: Sphingidae |
|
|
|
|
ATTRIBUTES IN GENERAL |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Bombycoidea
FAMILY: Sphingidae
SUBFAMILY: Macroglossinae
TRIBE: Dilophonotini
|
General Species Description
ADULT IDENTIFICATION & WINGSPAN: |
ADULT FOOD: |
SPECIES RANGE: |
ADULT FLIGHT TIME: |
HABITAT: |
LARVAL IDENTIFICATION & LENGTH: |
LARVAL HOST: |
LARVAL EMERGENCE (TIME/SEASON): |
References: |
|
|
 |
FIELD NOTES for Hemaris thetis: |
|
Coll. Dates |
|
Locality & GPS coords |
Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA |
|
Elevation (ft) |
|
Habitat |
|
Host Plant |
Symphoricarpos (Snowberry) |
|
Collector(s) |
|
Field Notes & Observations:
|
Ecology Notes:
|
|
HABITAT |
 |
Chaparral, Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA |
|
|
|
|
HOST |
![]() |
no image available |
|
|
|
REARING / LAB NOTES for Hemaris thetis: |
|
Voucher No. |
|
Found as |
|
Food plant used |
cuttings from field |
Voucher fate |
|
Number of days (1st-Ultimate instar) |
|
Number of days (prepupa) |
|
Number of days (pupa to eclosion) |
|
Morphology Notes:
Ovum: |
N/A |
|
|
Larvae: |
|
Pupa: |
|
Cocoon: |
|
Adult: |
|
|
Behavior notes:
Ovum: |
|
Larvae: |
|
Pupa: |
|
Cocoon: |
|
Adult: |
|
|
Parasitoids:
Parasitoids (yes/no) |
none |
Para. lep voucher: |
N/A |
Para. species: |
|
Para. voucher #: |
|
|
|
Life History Images (use scroll button) |
|
|