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Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Levant Hawk Moth - Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758) - Cyprus

See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)


Theretra alecto, known as the Levant Hawk Moth, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone and warm parts of the Palearctic ecozone, including extreme south-eastern Europe
.The wingspan is 75–106 mm.
The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos  Geri, by George Konstantinou



















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