Clarina syriaca

Clarina syriaca
	Clarina syriaca ♂
	Clarina syriaca ♂ △
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Clarina
Species:	C. syriaca
Binomial name
	Clarina syriaca; (Lederer, 1855)
Synonyms
	Deilephila syriaca Lederer, 1855; Clarina syriaca grisescens (Ebert, 1976);

Clarina syriaca is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *

Distribution

It is found in West Asia^[2] It is often treated as a subspecies of Clarina kotschyi.

Description

The wingspan is 50–65 mm. It is variable in colour (some individuals are more tawny than others) and size. Males are paler than females. The forewing upperside bands and lines are distinct. The pattern is similar to that of Darapsa choerilus. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to early July and again in August and September.

Clarina syriaca ♀
Clarina syriaca ♀ △

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Clarina syriaca (Lederer, 1855)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Clarina syriaca (Lederer, 1855)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

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