Hyles nervosa

Hyles nervosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species: H. nervosa
Binomial name
Hyles nervosa
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Celerio nervosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Celerio euphorbiae nervosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

The Ladakh Hawkmoth (Hyles nervosa) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in eastern Afghanistan, northern and western India, northern Pakistan and the extreme west of the Xizang Province and Tibet.

The wingspan is 68–87 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May, June to July and in September. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Herbaceous Euphorbia species.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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