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Cephonodes hylas, the coffee bee hawkmoth, pellucid hawk moth or coffee clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A widely distributed moth, it is found in the Near East , Middle East , Africa, India , Sri Lanka , Japan , Southeast Asia and Australia .
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species . [ 1 ] It is best represented in the tropics , but species are found in every region. [ 2 ]
Mediterranean hawk-moth Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Hyles Species: H. nicaea Binomial name Hyles nicaea (de Prunner, 1798) Synonyms Sphinx nicaea de Prunner, 1798 Sphinx cyparissiae Hübner, Celerio rubida Oberthür, 1916 Deilephila nicaea castissima Austaut, 1883 Deilephila nicaea ...
To their surprise, the project sparked the rediscovery of a “mysterious” winged creature lost for 87 years. The Department of Entomology at National Taiwan University has a small museum ...
The Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory in Duluth, Minnesota, tallied about 12,000 nighthawks between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday. Then in the evening it got even better. Then in the evening it got even better.
Hyles euphorbiae, the spurge hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae.It has been found in Pontresina, Switzerland (1,805 m (5,922 ft) above sea level). [citation needed] This hawk moth is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata), but usually only in conjunction with other agents. [1]
The winged animal circled some trees before landing on a stump to lay its eggs. Nearby, scientists watched the animal’s every move and, when they captured it, discovered a new species.
As it begins to fly, scales fall off leaving a mostly clear wing with reddish-brown borders and veins. [2] The width and shape of the border as well as the patterning of the veins vary between individuals. [5] The moth beats its wings quite rapidly and has a wingspan of 4 to 5.5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.2 in).