Theretra alecto

Levant hawk moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. alecto
Binomial name
	Theretra alecto; (Linnaeus, 1758)[1][2][3]
Synonyms
	Sphinx alecto Linnaeus, 17588; Sphinx cretica Boisduval, 1827; Theretra freyeri Kirby, 1892; Theretra alecto intermissa Gehlen, 1941; Theretra alecto transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1927;

Theretra alecto, known as the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone and warm parts of the Palearctic ecozone, including extreme south-eastern Europe.

The wingspan is 75–106 mm.

The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.

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