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Hyles gallii, the bedstraw hawk-moth or galium sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775. [2]
Proserpinus proserpina, willowherb hawk-moth — south and east (may be accidental import) Daphnis nerii, oleander hawk-moth — migrant; Hyles euphorbiae, spurge hawk-moth — migrant; Hyles gallii, bedstraw hawk-moth — migrant (occasionally over-winters) [Hyles nicaea, Mediterranean hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import]
Hyles gallii, also known as the bedstraw hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775 and is found in North America, in Europe to the Arctic Circle, in Central Asia, and in Japan. This image shows a late-stage H. gallii caterpillar in Keila, Estonia. Caterpillars of the species ...
Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to have evolved four times in nectar feeders: in hummingbirds, certain bats , hoverflies , and these sphingids [ 3 ] (an example ...
Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) (vine hawk-moth, silver-striped hawk-moth) Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) (bedstraw hawk-moth, galium sphinx) Hyles livornica (Esper, 1779) (striped hawk-moth) Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758) (poplar hawk-moth) Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) (hummingbird hawk-moth) Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758 ...
Lepidopterans undergo complete metamorphosis, going through a four-stage life cycle: egg, larva or caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis, and imago (plural: imagines) / adult. The larvae – caterpillars – have a toughened ( sclerotised ) head capsule, chewing mouthparts , and a soft body, that may have hair-like or other projections, three pairs of ...
Manduca quinquemaculata, the five-spotted hawkmoth, is a brown and gray hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.The caterpillar, often referred to as the tomato hornworm, can be a major pest in gardens; they get their name from a dark projection on their posterior end and their use of tomatoes as host plants.
Bedstraw hawk-moth caterpillar leaving the frass behind Typical sculpting of a frass pellet of a large caterpillar A thistle tortoise beetle larva carrying a mass of its own frass as a repugnatorial defence. This Lepidoptera larvae disposes of its frass that might attract predators or parasites.