About Hemaris affinis Bremer, 1861
Hemaris affinis, commonly called the honeysuckle bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. Its confirmed range includes Mongolia, the Russian Far East, northern, central and eastern China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. This moth has a wingspan measuring between 43 and 54 mm. In northern China, this species produces two generations per year, and adult moths are in flight from May through late August. In Korea, adult moths have been recorded in flight from early May to early November. In the Russian Far East and China, larvae of this moth are documented feeding on Lonicera maackii. In Korea, larvae have been recorded feeding on Lonicera japonica and Patrinia scabiosaefolia.
