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Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris tityus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sphingidae: Macroglossinae
1982 / 69.008
Photo © Bill Urwin

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Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris fuciformis
Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Forewing: 18-21mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Devil's-bit Scabious, Small and Field Scabious.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: -
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Rare day-flier, formerly a widespread species in the UK.
Chalk grassland, acid pastures, marshy woodland and damp moorland.

Only very old Norfolk records.
Barrett [VCH 1901] Macroglossa bombyliformis, Esp.
"Woodbastwick, Cawston, Horsford; scarce"

Last recorded from a Norfolk/Suffolk border site (Suffolk VC26)

Verification Grade Comment: No records since the 1960s

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 6 (8%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1800.
Last Recorded in 1963.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
July 1963228TL79Methwold Warren
1961 to 1981+27TG32Stalham / Catfield
1961 to 1981+28TL89Bodney / Lynford
1961128TL79Methwold / Foulden
1961128TL89Bodney / Lynford
1961127TG32Stalham / Catfield
May 1956128TL89Mundford
1873 to 1913+27TG11Horsford
1873 to 1913+27TG12Cawston
1873 to 1913+27TG31Woodbastwick
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