Description: English: An illustration from British Entomology by John Curtis. name Lepidoptera: Sesia bombyliformis or Hemaris tityus (~bombyliformis: Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk).The plant is Succisa pratensis (Scabiosa succisa, Devil’s-bit Scabious). Date: 1820s date QS:P,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/8. Source: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Author: John Curtis.
Description: English: Hemaris tityus mating, Vaucluse, southern France Français : accouplement de Hemaris tityus, Vaucluse, sud de la France. Date: 18 May 2009. Source: Own work. Author: 120.