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Theretra alecto

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Levant hawk moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Theretra
Species:
T. alecto
Binomial name
Theretra alecto
Synonyms
  • Sphinx alecto Linnaeus, 17588
  • Sphinx cretica Boisduval, 1827
  • Theretra freyeri Kirby, 1892
  • Theretra alecto intermissa Gehlen, 1941
  • Theretra alecto transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1927

Theretra alecto, known as the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

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

Description

The wingspan is 75–106 mm.

  • Male dorsal
    Male dorsal
  • Male ventral
    Male ventral
  • ♀ Theretra alecto'
    ♀ Theretra alecto'
  • ♀ △ Theretra alecto
    ♀ △ Theretra alecto
  • Pupa
    Pupa
  • Larva
    Larva

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.

References

  1. ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology
  2. ^ Butterflies of Borneo
  3. ^ Theretra alecto Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic
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