Species Account for Hemaris tityus
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Hemaris tityus (Linnaeus, 1758) 69.008 
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Sphingidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Verification Grade:
Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Status: Section 41 Priority Species
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 1
First Record: 1896
Latest Record: 1896
1992-on hectads: 0
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 1
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Habitats
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1 records with habitat detail and method information)
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