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)
Synonyms
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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