Hyles calida
Hawaiian sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hyles |
Species: | H. calida |
Binomial name | |
Hyles calida | |
Synonyms | |
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Hyles calida (Hawaiian sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Bobea elatior, Coprosma, Gardenia, Metrosideros, Pelea, Scaevola chamissoniana, Scaevola gaudichaudiana and Straussia. Adults feed on flowers of Lantana, Metrosideros and others.
Description
Larvae are about 60 mm long.
- Male dorsal
- Male ventral
Subspecies
- Hyles calida calida (Kauai, Oahu and Molokai)
- Hyles calida calida hawaiiensis Rothschild and Jordan, 1915 (Hawaii)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Markku Savela (July 7, 2008). "Hyles genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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