Theretra alecto
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| Levant hawk moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. alecto
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| Binomial name | |
| Theretra alecto | |
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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 and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 75–106 mm.
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Larva
Biology
The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.
References
- ^ Lepidoptera and their ecology
- ^ "Theretra alecto Linnaeus". The Moths of Borneo.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Levant hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- "06868 Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepiforum e.V.
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