Hyles livornica, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
MOTH INFO
Hyles livornica is a moth of the family Sphingidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
Sphinx livornica (Esper, 1780)
Sphinx koechlini (Fuessly, 1781)
Celerio tatsienluica (Oberthür, 1916)
Hyles obscurata (Niepelt, 1922)
Hyles perlimbata (Abbayes, 1932)
Celerio saharae (Gehlen, 1932)
Celerio malgassica (Denso, 1944)
Hyles renneri (Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998)
Common name
Striped Hawk-moth
Classification
Superfamily: Bombycoidea > Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Macroglossinae > Tribus: Macroglossini > Genus: Hyles
Wingspan
68-90 mm
Habitat
Semi-arid habitats with asphodelus, rocky areas.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on various plants, i.e. Asphodelaceae (Asphodelus), Vitaceae (Vitis, Parthenocissus), Rubiaceae (Galium), Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia), Onagraceae (Epilobium), Linaceae (Linum), Compositae (Scabiosa), Polygonaceae (Polygonum, Rumex), etc.
Flight period
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