Deilephila porcellus
| Deilephila porcellus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Sphingidae |
| Genus: |
Deilephila |
| Species: |
D. porcellus |
| Binomial name |
Deilephila porcellus
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1] |
| Synonyms |
- Sphinx porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
- Theretra porcellus clara Tutt, 1904
- Pergesa porcellus wesloeensis Knoch, 1929
- Pergesa porcellus sus O. Bang-Haas, 1927
- Pergesa porcellus sinkiangensis Chu & Wang, 1980
- Pergesa porcellus rosea Zerny, 1933
- Pergesa porcellus porca O. Bang-Haas, 1927
- Pergesa porcellus kuruschi O. Bang-Haas, 1938
- Pergesa porcellus flavocincta Wize, 1917
- Pergesa porcellus cingulata O. Bang-Haas, 1934
- Metopsilus porcellus galbana Gillmer, 1910
- Metopsilus porcellus colossus A. Bang-Haas, 1906
- Eumorpha porcellus gissarodarvasica Shchetkin, 1981
- Deilephila porcellus warneckei Capuse, 1963
- Deilephila porcellus suellus Staudinger, 1878
- Deilephila porcellus songoricus Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996
- Deilephila porcellus sibirica Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1997
- Deilephila porcellus kashgoulii Ebert, 1976
- Deilephila porcellus decolor Cockayne, 1953
- Choerocampa porcellus lutescens Cockerell, 1887
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Deilephila porcellus, known as the Small Elephant Hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
The wingspan is 45–51 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in). The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Galium and Epilobium.
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