Hyles wilsoni

Wilson's sphinx
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Hyles
Species: H. wilsoni
Binomial name
Hyles wilsoni
Synonyms
  • Deilephila wilsoni Rothschild, 1894
  • Deilephila pyrias Meyrick, 1899
  • Celerio wilsoni
  • Hawaiina wilsoni

Hyles wilsoni, or Wilson's sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Lord Rothschild in 1894. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

In wet districts the moth is freely on the wing at all hours of the day, visiting the flowers of Metrosideros, as well as those of cultivated plants. In drier localities it flies more freely at dusk.

Larvae have been recorded on Acacia koa, Bobea, Euphorbia, Metrosideros, Pelea and Straussia.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
  • Species info


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