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List Of Moths Of Great Britain (Sphingidae)
The family Sphingidae comprises the "hawk-moths", of which seventeen occur regularly in Great Britain: Subfamily Sphinginae Privet hawk-moth * /nowiki>''Agrius cingulata'', pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import">Agrius_cingulata.html" ;"title="/nowiki>''Agrius cingulata">/nowiki>''Agrius cingulata'', pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import/nowiki> * ''Agrius convolvuli'', convolvulus hawk-moth — insect migration, migrant * ''Acherontia atropos'', death's-head hawk-moth — migrant * [''Manduca quinquemaculata'', five-spotted hawk-moth — probable import] * /nowiki>''Manduca sexta'', tomato sphinx — probable import">Manduca_sexta.html" ;"title="/nowiki>''Manduca sexta">/nowiki>''Manduca sexta'', tomato sphinx — probable import/nowiki> * [''Manduca rustica'', rustic sphinx — probable import] * ''Sphinx ligustri'', privet hawk-moth — south * [''Sphinx drupiferarum'', wild cherry sphinx — possible migrant, more likely import] * '' Hyloicus pinastri'', pine hawk- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimas Tiliae
''Mimas tiliae'', the lime hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and has also been identified in Canada's east and western provinces and in northern Spain (Europe). The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. This species is quite variable, though not confusable with any other sphingid of the Palearctic in its markings, the ground colour of the forewings being pinkish or buff, darker towards the tornus, marked with one or two dark green or brown blotches which are sometimes merged to form a continuous band across the middle of the forewing. The hindwings are plainer, grey or buffish brown. The wingspan is . It exhibits sexual dimorphism, the male usually being smaller but more strongly marked than the female. Usually, the forewing ground colour is brownish in females and decidedly green in males, but there are many exceptions. The female abdomen is strai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyles Hippophaes
''Hyles hippophaes'', the seathorn hawk-moth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1789. Distribution It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Description The wingspan is 65–80 mm. Subspecies ''H. h. bienerti'' is paler and browner than related subspecies. A pale, oblique median line is noticeable on the underside of the forewing. The hindwing patches are more orange than red. Hyles hippophaes hippophaes MHNT CUT 2010 404 - Kayseri Turquie, male dorsal.jpg, ''Hyles hippophaes'' ♂ Hyles hippophaes hippophaes MHNT CUT 2010 404 - Kayseri Turquie, male ventral.jpg, ''Hyles hippophaes'' ♂ △ Hyles hippophaes hippophaes MHNT CUT 2010 404 - Veyrier-du-Lac Haute-Savoie, France, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyles Nicaea
''Hyles nicaea'', the Mediterranean hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Leonardo de Prunner in 1798. Distribution The nominate subspecies is found from southern Portugal and Spain though southern Europe to Turkey. It is also found on the Balearic Islands and in south-western Bulgaria. Description The wingspan is 80–100 mm. Hyles nicaea nicaea MHNT CUT 2010 0 187 Aiguines Var female dorsal.jpg, Female ''Hyles nicaea nicaea'' Hyles nicaea nicaea MHNT CUT 2010 0 187 Aiguines Var female ventral.jpg, Female ''Hyles nicaea nicaea'', underside Hyles nicaea nicaea MHNT CUT 2010 0 187 male Aiguines Var male dorsal.jpg, Male ''Hyles nicaea nicaea'' Hyles nicaea nicaea MHNT CUT 2010 0 187 male Aiguines Var male ventral.jpg, Male ''Hyles nicaea nicaea'', underside Biology Adults are on wing in June in one generation. At times there is a partial second generation in August. Subspecies ''H. n. castissima'' is on wing from May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyles Gallii
''Hyles gallii'', the bedstraw hawk-moth or galium sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775. Similar species *'' Hyles dahlii'' (Geyer, 1827) *''Hyles euphorbiae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - spurge hawk-moth *'' Hyles livornica'' (Esper, 1779) - lined sphinx *''Hyles nicaea'' (de Prunner, 1798) *'' Hyles tithymali'' (Boisduval, 1832) DNA testing resulted into the following relationships among the Palaearctic widespread species of the genus ''Hyles'': Distribution ''Hyles gallii'' is present in North America, in Europe to the Arctic Circle, in Central Asia and in Japan. Description ''Hyles gallii'' have a wingspan reaching 55 to 80 mm. In appearance, this species is very similar to ''Hyles euphorbiae''. However, in ''H. gallii'' the red of the hindwings is not so extensive and the olive-colored band on the forewings is not interrupted. :''The following information was taken from the public-domain ''The Illustra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyles Euphorbiae
''Hyles euphorbiae'', the spurge hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. This hawk moth is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed leafy spurge (''Euphorbia virgata''), but usually only in conjunction with other agents.Coombs, E. M., et al., Eds. (2004). ''Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States''. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 254. The larvae consume the leaves and bracts of the plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Description The Spurge Hawk-Moth - Fore wings grey, with an almost square olive-brown blotch; at the base another olive-brown blotch near the middle, and a long oblique band of the same colour, commencing in a point at the extreme apex of the wing, and gradually growing wider until it reaches the margin, where it is very broad: hind wings pink, with a black blotch at the base, and a black band half-way between this black blot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphnis Nerii
''Daphnis nerii'', the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution ''Daphnis nerii'' is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa, Asia and Hawaii. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer, particularly Turkey, very occasionally reaching western Europe, including England and can even reach to as far north as Scotland. Goater, B. (1974). ''The Butterflies and Moths of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Being an Account of the Whole of the Lepidoptera)''. E. W. Classey Ltd., Berkshire. Feeding habits The adults feed on nectar of a great variety of flowers. They have a preference for fragrant species like petunia, jasmine and honeysuckle. They are especially active in the twilight time, hovering over the flowers after sunset. The caterpillars feed mainly on oleander (''Nerium oleander'') leaves, a hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proserpinus Proserpina
The willowherb hawkmoth (''Proserpinus proserpina'') is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. Distribution It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 36–60 mm. It is highly variable in size but the colour variation is minimal. It is generally a shade of green. Form ''schmidti'' has yellow-grey forewings and grey hindwings, form ''brunnea'' has a pale leatherish coloration with a reddish med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macroglossum Stellatarum
The hummingbird hawk-moth (''Macroglossum stellatarum'') is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. The hummingbird hawk-moth was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. As of 2018, its entire genome and mitogenome have been sequenced. Distribution The hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. It is a strong flier, dispersing widely in the summer. However it rarely survives the winter in northern latitudes (e.g. north of the Alps in Europe, north of the Caucasus in Russia). Moths in the genus ''Hemari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemaris Fuciformis
''Hemaris fuciformis'', known as the broad-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in North Africa, Europe (except northern Scandinavia) and central and eastern Asia. Description The wingspan is . The moth flies from April to September depending on the location. Hemaris fuciformis larvae.jpg, Figs, 3, 3a larvae after last moult 3b larva just before pupation 3c pupa The larvae feed on honeysuckle and ''Galium ''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 spe ...'' species. Hemaris fuciformis MHNT dos.jpg, ♂ Hemaris fuciformis MHNT ventre.jpg, ♂ △ Hemaris fuciformis - MHNT CUT 2010 0 510 - Dordogne France - female ventral.jpg, ♀ Hemaris fuciformis - MHNT CUT 2010 0 510 - Dordogne France -female dorsal.jpg, ♀ △ Hemaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemaris Tityus
''Hemaris tityus'', the narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae which is native to the Palearctic. Range It has a wide range, from Ireland across temperate Europe to the Ural Mountains, western Siberia, Novosibirsk and the Altai. It is also known from the Tian Shan eastwards across Mongolia to north-eastern China and southwards to Tibet. There is a separate population found from Turkey to northern Iran. Biology It appears in May and June and is a lively day-flier (unlike most other sphingids), generally active from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. It frequents marshy woodland and damp moorland, and has a wide distribution across temperate Europe and Western Asia, but is generally quite scarce. The larvae feed on devil's-bit scabious (''Succisa pratensis'') and field scabious (''Knautia arvensis''). Identification It is distinguished from '' H. fuciformis'' by the narrow band of scaling along the outer wing margin, and the forewing's undivided discal cell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deilephila Porcellus MHNT
The genus ''Deilephila'' is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the phrase "elephant hawk moth". They include the elephant hawk moth, ''Deilephila elpenor'', the small elephant hawk moth (''D. porcellus'') and the Chitral elephant hawk moth (''D. rivularis''). The oleander hawk moth is sometimes classified in this genus as '' D. nerii'', but sometimes treated in genus '' Daphnis''. The adults are quite similar to those of the related and larger genus '' Hyles''. However their eyelashes are much more distinct, and the numerous spines on their abdomens are less strongly chitinized. They lay pale glossy green eggs. The larvae are not typical of hawk moth caterpillars, with the horn on the terminal segment being less pronounced than usual, and absent in some species. The head and thorax segments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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