Theretra alecto
| Levant hawk moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. alecto |
| Binomial name | |
| Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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Theretra alecto, known as the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone and warm parts of the Palearctic ecozone, including extreme south-eastern Europe.
Pupa
Larva
The wingspan is 75–106 mm.
The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
External links
- Theretra alecto, European Butterflies and Moths
- Theretra alecto, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic
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