Broad-bordered Bee Hawk Moths Hemaris fuciformis (Fr. Sphinx gazé) is a large moth with clear wings bordered by, you guessed it, a broad brown band present in all but the most northerly parts of the Palearctic biogeographic realm ie you can see this species in Eurasia and North Africa.
They are day flying and live in flower rich grasslands, fallow land, woodland clearings, along forest edges and rides, and sunny gardens, where they feed on the nectar of blue and violet flowers, like their cousins the Hummingbird Hawk Moth. They especially like bugles, sages, scabious and buddleia. The caterpillars eat honeysuckles.
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