Hyles perkinsi
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Perkin's sphinx | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hyles |
Species: | H. perkinsi
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Hyles perkinsi | |
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Hyles perkinsi, or Perkin's sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Molokai.
The forewing is greenish gray, irrorated (sprinkled) 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
Ian J. Kitching and Jean-Marie Cadiou have elevated it to full species status. It was formerly a subspecies of Hyles wilsoni.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
- Species infoError: "Q2461551" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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