Hyles chamyla
Hyles chamyla, the dogbane hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Xinjiang in China.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. chamyla |
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| Hyles chamyla (Denso, 1913)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 52–75 mm. It is a variable species. The pink area of the hindwing can be intense or faint.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hyles chamyla (Denso, 1913) -- Dogbane hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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