| Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini Choerocampina |
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| Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
 Levant Hawk-moth
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Genus: Theretra Hübner, [1819] Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (genus): Florina Tutt, 1903 Gnathostypsis Wallengren, 1858 Hathia Moore, 1882 Oreus Hübner, 1819 |
Synonims (species): cretica Boisduval, 1827 freyeri Kirby, 1892 intermissa Gehlen, 1941 transcaspica Bang-Haas O., 1927 |
<br><br>Adult (male), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 9, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlA001HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 9, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (Photo by Tony Pittaway, Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic) |
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Adult, Santorini, Greece, June 1980 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 12, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL003HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 12, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 12, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL004HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 12, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 16, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL002HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 16, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (second instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 24, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL006HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (second instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 24, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (third instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 30, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL001HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (third instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, August 30, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (fourth instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 5, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/ThAlL005HR.jpg "T. alecto (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (fourth instar), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 5, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
Foodplants:
Vitis, Parthenocissus, Saurauia, Dillenia, Tetracera, Leea, Psychotria, Rubia, Cissus
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