Hyles perkinsi

Hyles perkinsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hyles
Species:	H. perkinsi
Binomial name
	Hyles perkinsi; (Swezey, 1920)
Synonyms
	Celerio perkinsi Swezey, 1920; Hawaiina perkinsi; Hyles wilsoni perkinsi;

Perkin's Sphinx (Hyles perkinsi) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is endemic to Oahu and Molokai.

The forewing is greenish-grey, irrorated with white. The hindwing is pink with broad, black borders and the abdomen is banded with white.

Larvae have been recorded on Euphorbia, Kadua, Straussia kaduana and other Straussia species.

Taxonomy

Kitching and Cadiou have elevated it to full species status. It was formerly a subspecies of Hyles wilsoni.

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