Hyles salangensis

Salang hawkmoth
	Hyles salangensis (male)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hyles
Species:	H. salangensis
Binomial name
	Hyles salangensis; (Ebert, 1969)
Synonyms
	Celerio salangensis Ebert, 1969;

Hyles salangensis, the Salang hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by G. Ebert in 1969. It is only known from the Salang Pass and surrounding mountains in Afghanistan.

The wingspan is 55–70 mm. Adults are on wing in early July.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hyles salangensis (Ebert, 1969)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

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