Hyles stroehlei

Hindu Kush hawkmoth
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Hyles
Species: H. stroehlei
Binomial name
Hyles stroehlei
Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998[1]

Hyles stroehlei (Hindu Kush hawkmoth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from the Hindu Kush mountains and Kohistan (Swat Province) in Pakistan. The wingspan is 55–70 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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