Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth

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Hemaris tityus

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth, a reference photo
Photo: M kutera · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Hemaris tityus, the narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is native to the Palearctic.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Hemaris
Species
Hemaris tityus

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