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Theretra alecto

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Levant hawk moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. alecto
Binomial name
Theretra alecto
Synonyms
  • Sphinx alecto Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx cretica Boisduval, 1827
  • Theretra freyeri Kirby, 1892
  • Theretra alecto intermissa Gehlen, 1941
  • Theretra alecto transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1927

Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Distribution

It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 75–106 mm.

  • Male
    Male
  • Male ventral view
    Male ventral view
  • Female
    Female
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view
  • Pupa
    Pupa
  • Larva
    Larva

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.

References

  1. ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology
  2. ^ "Theretra alecto Linnaeus". The Moths of Borneo.
  3. ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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