Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Hyles nervosa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hyles Rank Species | |
Similar Hyles costata, Hyles zygophylli, Hyles livornicoides, Hyles calida, Hyles dahlii | ||
Hyles nervosa (Ladakh hawkmoth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in eastern Afghanistan, northern and western India, northern Pakistan and the extreme west of the Xizang Province and Tibet.
The wingspan is 68–87 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May, June to July and in September. There are three generations per year.
The larvae feed on herbaceous Euphorbia species.
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