Theretra alecto

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Levant hawk moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species:
T. alecto
Binomial name
Theretra alecto
Synonyms
  • Sphinx alectoLinnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx creticaBoisduval, 1827
  • Theretra freyeriKirby, 1892
  • Theretra alecto intermissaGehlen, 1941
  • Theretra alecto transcaspicaO. Bang-Haas, 1927

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.

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Distribution

It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 75–106 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.

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References

  1. ↑ Lepidoptera and their ecology
  2. ↑ "Theretra alecto Linnaeus". The Moths of Borneo.
  3. ↑ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.


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