Biology:Hyles biguttata

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Short description: Species of moth

Hyles biguttata
Hippotion biguttata (Walker, 1856).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. biguttata
Binomial name
Hyles biguttata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila biguttata Walker, 1856
  • Celerio biguttata
  • Deilephila eleagni Boisduval, 1875
  • Deilephila euphorbioides Swinhoe, 1892

Hyles biguttata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known to be from Madagascar [2] and Réunion.

The larvae feed on Agarista salicifolia and Agarista buxifolia.[3]

References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles biguttata". sphingidae.myspecies.info. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1282. Retrieved 2023-06-23. 
  2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 26 (3): 1–173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up. 
  3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Hyles biguttata (Walker, 1856)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/HYLEBIGU. Retrieved December 5, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2133260 entry