Hyles annei

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Hyles annei
Hyles annei MHNT CUT 2010 0 334 Camino del triunfo, Cañar Occidental, Ecuador, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Hyles annei MHNT CUT 2010 0 334 Camino del triunfo, Cañar Occidental, Ecuador, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. annei
Binomial name
Hyles annei
Synonyms
  • Sphinx annei Guérin-Méneville, 1839

Hyles annei is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution[]

It is known from Chile, Bolivia, western Peru and Argentina.

Description[]

Biology[]

Adults are on wing in January, August and probably other months.

The larval hosts are unknown, but they will probably feed on a wide range of plants including Epilobium, Mirabilis, Oenothera, Vitis, Lycopersicon, Portulaca, Fuchsia, , Alternanthera pungens and Euphorbia dentata or related plants found in a dry climate.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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