Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper described the striped hawk-moth in 1780 using a specimen found in Italy at Livorno (hence the Latin name livornica). In 1819 Jacob Hübner allocated this species in his newly erected genus Hyles.
Until the 20th century Hyles livornica has been considered conspecific with the American Hyles lineata and is therefore under that name (or as Celerio lineata ssp. livornica) found in the older literature. Similar was the case with the Hyles livornicoides, which is prevalent in Australia. Hyles renneri from Nepal is sometimes treated as a valid species.
On the basis of DNA testing it is well established that H. livornica in its entire Afro-Palaearctic distribution forms a genetic and taxonomic unit. This results in the following relationships among the Palaearctic widespread species of the genus Hyles:
This species is found in Africa, southern Europe, Poland, Australia, and central and east Asia.[1][3]
Descriptionedit
Hyles livornica has a wingspan reaching 60–80 mm. Males are slightly smaller than females. The forewings and the body are mainly olive brown or beige, with white stripes. The hindwings are pink, with black and white edges. The head and the thorax are olive-brown, with white stripes. The olive-brown abdomen has black-and-white segment, the first two segments have large black and white side spots. The antennae are dark olive brown and have a white tip.
These moths fly from February to October depending on the location. In Europe they are visible from April to June and from August to September in two generations and sometimes they overwinter. This species is a migrant from Africa to Europe. The caterpillars are green, with black markings and reach a length from 65 to 80 millimeters.
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hyles, livornica, striped, hawk, moth, moth, family, sphingidae, striped, hawk, mothscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, sphingidaegenus, hylesspecies, livornicabinomial, name, es. Hyles livornica the striped hawk moth is a moth of the family Sphingidae Striped hawk mothScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus HylesSpecies H livornicaBinomial nameHyles livornica Esper 1780 1 Synonyms 2 List Sphinx livornica Esper 1780Phinx koechlini Fuessly 1781Celerio lineata saharae Gehlen 1932Celerio lineata tatsienluica Oberthur 1916Hyles renneri Eitschberger Danner amp Surholt 1998Celerio livornica perlimbata Abbayes 1932Celerio lineata obscurata Niepelt 1922Distribution Contents 1 Taxonomy and systematics 2 Distribution 3 Description 4 Biology 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTaxonomy and systematics editEugenius Johann Christoph Esper described the striped hawk moth in 1780 using a specimen found in Italy at Livorno hence the Latin name livornica In 1819 Jacob Hubner allocated this species in his newly erected genus Hyles Until the 20th century Hyles livornica has been considered conspecific with the American Hyles lineata and is therefore under that name or as Celerio lineata ssp livornica found in the older literature Similar was the case with the Hyles livornicoides which is prevalent in Australia Hyles renneri from Nepal is sometimes treated as a valid species On the basis of DNA testing it is well established that H livornica in its entire Afro Palaearctic distribution forms a genetic and taxonomic unit This results in the following relationships among the Palaearctic widespread species of the genus Hyles Hyles nicaeaHyles galliiHyles livornicaHyles vespertilioHyles euphorbiae Complex s l Distribution editThis species is found in Africa southern Europe Poland Australia and central and east Asia 1 3 Description editHyles livornica has a wingspan reaching 60 80 mm Males are slightly smaller than females The forewings and the body are mainly olive brown or beige with white stripes The hindwings are pink with black and white edges The head and the thorax are olive brown with white stripes The olive brown abdomen has black and white segment the first two segments have large black and white side spots The antennae are dark olive brown and have a white tip These moths fly from February to October depending on the location In Europe they are visible from April to June and from August to September in two generations and sometimes they overwinter This species is a migrant from Africa to Europe The caterpillars are green with black markings and reach a length from 65 to 80 millimeters nbsp Male nbsp Male nbsp Female nbsp FemaleBiology editThe caterpillars feed on various plants mainly on Galium Gossypium Rumex Vitis Euphorbia Linaria Epilobium Antirrhinum Scabiosa Linum Fuchsia and Asphodelus 3 Gallery edit nbsp Eggs nbsp Caterpillar nbsp nbsp Feeding on Lantana flowersSee also editLepidoptera migration SphingidaeReferences edit a b Fauna Europaea Pittaway A R 2018 Hyles livornica Esper 1780 Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Retrieved December 17 2018 a b Savela Markku Hyles livornica Esper 1780 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved November 23 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hyles livornica nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Hyles Hyles livornica Striped hawk moth UKMoths Hyles livornica Archived 2017 03 18 at the Wayback Machine Lepidoptera of Belgium Hyles livornica Lepiforum e V Hyles livornica Vlindernet nl in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hyles livornica amp oldid 1137722769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,