Large False Serotine vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Hemaris
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.