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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
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Life History Study

FIELD NOTES for Hemaris thetis:

Coll. Dates
Summer 2012
Locality & GPS coords
Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA
Elevation (ft)
3200' elev
Habitat
California Chaparral
Host Plant
Symphoricarpos (Snowberry)
Collector(s)
J. Bundy
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HABITAT
Chaparral, Laguna Mts, San Diego Co., CA
 
HOST
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Hemaris thetis:

Voucher No.
115JLB2012
Found as
immature stage
Food plant used cuttings from field
Voucher fate
eclosed, summer 2012
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Parasitoids (yes/no) none
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Life History Images (use scroll button)

Larva
Penultimate
 
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Ultimate
 
Larva
Head, Ultimate stage