Hyles chamyla

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Hyles chamyla
Hyles chamyla RB106 female up.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. chamyla
Binomial name
Hyles chamyla
(Denso, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Celerio chamyla Denso, 1913

Hyles chamyla, the dogbane hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Xinjiang in China.

The wingspan is 52–75 mm. It is a variable species. The pink area of the hindwing can be intense or faint.

The larvae possibly feed on Apocynum species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hyles chamyla (Denso, 1913) -- Dogbane hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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