| Theretra alecto | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Theretra |
| Species: | T. alecto |
| Binomial name | |
| Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] |
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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.