| Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini Macroglossina |
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| Proserpinus proserpina (Pallas, 1772) | |
 Willowherb Hawk-moth
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Genus: Proserpinus Hübner, [1819] Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (genus): Dieneces Butler, 1881 Lepisesia Grote, 1865 Pogocolon Boisduval, 1875 Pterogon Boisduval, 1833 Pteropogon Meigen, 1829 |
Synonims (species): aenotheroides Butler, 1876 gigas Oberthür, 1922 japetus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890 oenotherae [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 schieffermilleri Fuessly, 1779 |
<br><br>Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 27, 2007<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrA001HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 27, 2007 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 23, 2006<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrA002HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 23, 2006 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1996 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 2002 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Wroclaw, Upper Silesia, Poland, April 28, 2004 (Photo by Marcin Grabski) |
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Adult, Verneuil-sur-Seine (Yvelines), France, May 20, 2004 (Photo by Philippe Mothiron, Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français) |
<br><br>Larva, Roma, Italy, May 24, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrL004HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 24, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva, Roma, Italy, May 18, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrL005HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 18, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1996 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1997 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (green form), Roma, Italy, July 1997 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (first instar), Roma, Italy, May 21, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrL001HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (first instar), Roma, Italy, May 21, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (second instar), Roma, Italy, July 19, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrL002HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (second instar), Roma, Italy, July 19, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (third instar), Roma, Italy, July 9, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrL003HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (third instar), Roma, Italy, July 9, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Egg, Roma, Italy, May 19, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrU001HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Egg, Roma, Italy, May 19, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Pupa, Roma, Italy, June 2, 2009<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/PrPrP001HR.jpg "P. proserpina (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Pupa, Roma, Italy, June 2, 2009 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1996 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
Foodplants:
Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium angustifolium, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium dodonaei, Epilobium montanum, Oenothera biennis, Lythrum salicaria
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