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Narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Hemaris tityus

397Records since 2000
MayPeak month
26Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr6
May194
Jun157
Jul18
Aug7
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland156
2Swansea Wales70
3Argyll and Bute Scotland38
4Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland16
5Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
6Lisburn and Castlereagh Northern Ireland13
7Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland11
8Gwynedd Wales10
9Dorset England8
10Worcestershire England7
11Oxfordshire England5
12Aberdeenshire Scotland5
13Carmarthenshire Wales4
14Somerset England3
15Perth and Kinross Scotland3
43 England208 Scotland86 Wales60 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 26 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
397
Peak month
May
Counties with records
26
Scientific name
Hemaris tityus
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
384
Most recorded in
Highland, Swansea
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Hemaris
Name with authority
Hemaris tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q656300 · GBIF 1861862