Theretra alecto

Theretra alecto
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Theretra
Species: T. alecto
Binomial name
Theretra alecto
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx alecto Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx cretica Boisduval, 1827
  • Theretra freyeri Kirby, 1892
  • Theretra alecto intermissa Gehlen, 1941
  • Theretra alecto transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1927

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.

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