Sphinx ligustri
| Sphinx ligustri |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Sphingidae |
| Genus: |
Sphinx |
| Species: |
S. ligustri |
| Binomial name |
Sphinx ligustri
Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
| Synonyms |
- Sphinx chishimensis Matsumura, 1929
- Sphinx spiraeae Esper, 1800
- Sphinx ligustri albescens Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri amurensis Oberthür, 1886
- Sphinx ligustri brunnea Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri brunnescens (Lempke, 1959)
- Sphinx ligustri cingulata (Lempke, 1964)
- Sphinx ligustri eichleri Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1992
- Sphinx ligustri fraxini Dannehl, 1925
- Sphinx ligustri grisea (Closs, 1917)
- Sphinx ligustri incerta Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri intermedia Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri lutescens Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri nisseni Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
- Sphinx ligustri obscura Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri pallida Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri perversa Gehlen, 1928
- Sphinx ligustri postrufescens (Lempke, 1959)
- Sphinx ligustri rosacea Rebel, 1910
- Sphinx ligustri seydeli Debauche, 1934
- Sphinx ligustri subpallida Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri typica Tutt, 1904
- Sphinx ligustri unifasciata Gschwandner, 1912
- Sphinx ligustri weryi Rungs, 1977
- Sphinx ligustri zolotuhini Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996
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Sphinx ligustri, known as the Privet Hawk Moth, is a species of moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
It has a 12 centimetres (4.7 in) wingspan, and is found in urban areas, forests and woodlands.
The male Privet Hawk-moth can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen.
Diet
As its name describes, the caterpillars feed on privets, as well as ash trees, lilacs, jasmine, and a number of other plants.
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