Hyles chamyla

Hyles chamyla, the dogbane hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Xinjiang in China.

Hyles chamyla
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. chamyla
Binomial name
Hyles chamyla
(Denso, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Celerio chamyla Denso, 1913

The wingspan is 52–75 mm. It is a variable species. The pink area of the hindwing can be intense or faint.

The larvae possibly feed on Apocynum species.[2]

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. 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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