Hyles stroehlei

Hyles stroehlei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species: H. stroehlei
Binomial name
Hyles stroehlei
Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998[1]

The Hindu Kush Hawkmoth (Hyles stroehlei) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is only known from the Hindu Kush mountains and Kohistan (Swat Province) in Pakistan. The wingspan is 55–70 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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