Sphinx ligustri

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Sphinx ligustri

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

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.

Pittaway, Tony, Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic, retrieved 2009-08-02
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=401 - The entry for this species on UKMoths
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Privet-Hawk-Moth - The entry for this species on Australian Museum

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