Theretra alecto
Appearance
Levant hawk moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Theretra |
Species: | T. alecto
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Binomial name | |
Theretra alecto | |
Synonyms | |
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Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 75–106 mm.
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Male
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Male ventral view
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Female
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Female ventral view
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Pupa
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Larva
Biology
[edit]The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.
References
[edit]- ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology
- ^ "Theretra alecto Linnaeus". The Moths of Borneo.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links
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- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Levant hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- "06868 Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepiforum e.V.