''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''.

Distribution

It is found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...

and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 75–106 mm. Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 236 Ksara Liban male dorsal.jpg, Male Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 236 Ksara Liban male ventral.jpg, Male ventral view Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra female dorsal.jpg, Female Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra India female ventral.jpg, Female ventral view Theretra alecto pupa.jpg, Pupa Theretra alecto larva.jpg, Larva

Biology

The larvae feed on '' Vitis'' and '' Parthenocissus'' species.

References

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"06868 ''Theretra alecto'' (Linnaeus, 1758)"
''Lepiforum e.V.'' Theretra Moths described in 1758 Moths of Japan Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Palearctic Lepidoptera {{Theretra-stub