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Hyles Hübner, [1819]

Hyles Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): 137, TS: Sphinx gallii
Thaumas Hübner, [1819]
Celerio Oken, 1815; Lehrbuch Naturgesch. 3 (Zool.) (1): 761
Celerio Agassiz, 1846; Nomencl. zool. (Nomina syst. Generum Lepid.): 14, TS: Sphinx gallii
Turneria Tutt, 1903; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 15: 76 (preocc.)
Hawaiina Tutt, 1903; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 15: 76, TS: Deilephila calida
Weismannia Tutt, 1904
Danneria Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1998
Eremophyles Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1998
Hippohyles Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1998
Rommeliana Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1998
Surholtia Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1998
Hyles, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles (Macroglossinae) ; [MABL]
Hyles (Choercampina) ; [HMW, 19]

Hyles annei (Guérin-Méneville, 1839)

Ecuador. See [About maps] annei (Guérin-Méneville, 1839); , TL: Santiago, Chile
Hyles annei ; [HMW]

Hyles centralasiae (Staudinger, 1887)

Turkey, N.Iraq - Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan. See [About maps] Deilephila euphorbiae var. centralasiae Staudinger, 1887; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 48: 64, TL: Trans-Caspia
Celerio centralasiae transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1936; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 50: 256
Hyles centralasiae centralasiae, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles centralasiae, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles centralasiae ; [HMW]

Larva on Eremurus, E. anigapterus, E. stenophyllus, E. sogriganus, E. inderiensis, E. ambigens [Tony Pittaway]

Hyles chamyla (Denso, 1913)

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. See [About maps] Celerio hippophaes chamyla Denso, 1913; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27: 37-39, TL: Chamyl, western Gobi
Hyles chamyla, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles chamyla, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles chamyla ; [HMW]

Hyles chuvilini Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998

China (Shaanxi). See [About maps] Hyles chuvilini, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles (Surholtia) chuvilini ; Eitschberger, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 167
Hyles chuvilini ; [HMW]

Hyles dahlii (Geyer, [1828])

Corsica, Sardinia. See [About maps] Deiléphile de Dahl
Sphinx dahlii Geyer, [1828]; in Hübner, Samml. eur. Schmett., Sphingidae: pl. 36, f. 161, 164, TL: Sardenia
Sphinx dahlii Boisduval, 1828; Eur. Lepid. Index Meth. 1: 33 (preocc.)
lutescens (Oberthür, 1904)
praenubila (Schultz, 1907)
infuscata (Turati, 1910)
Celerio euphorbiae balearica Rebel, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 40: 141
cyanea (Gehlen, 1929)
mediofascia (Bytinski-Salz, 1937)
Hyles dahlii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles dahlii, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles dahlii ; [HMW]

Larva on Euphorbia [Tony Pittaway]

Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, AC, Near East, Russia, N.India, China. See [About maps] Tyräkkikiitäjä Vitsprötad skymningssvärmare Vortemaelksvaermer Piimalille-vöötsuru Spurge Hawk-moth Wolfsmilchschwärmer Sphinx de l'euphorbe Esfinge de la Lechetrezna kutyatejszender
Sphinx euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 492
esulae (Hufnagel, 1766)
Deilephila esulae Boisduval, 1834; Icon. hist. Lépid. Europ. 2: 26 (preocc.)
Deilephila paralias Nickerl, 1837; Boehm. Tag.: 22
helioscopiae (de Selys-Longchamp, 1857)
Deilephila euphorbiae grentzenbergi Staudinger, 1885; Ent. Nachr. 11: 10
lafitolii (Thierry-Mieg, 1889)
defecta (Bartel, 1899)
rubescens (Garbowski, 1892)
cyparissiae (Schultz, 1903)
nigrescens (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
restricta (Rothschilf & Jordan, 1903)
bilinea (Schultz, 1904)
brunnescens (Schultz, 1904)
rufomelana (Tutt, 1904)
suffusa (Tutt, 1904)
mediofasciata (Mayer, 1907)
mosana (Lambillion, 1908)
viverina (Denso, 1908)
cuspidata (Rebel, 1909)
Celerio euphorbiae vandalusica Rebel, 1910; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 23: 212
Celerio euphorbiae etrusca Verity, 1911; Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 42: 278
demaculata (Schultz, 1911)
latefasciata (Schultz, 1911)
perfulva (Schultz, 1911)
subvittata (Schultz, 1911)
grisea (Closs, 1911)
ziczac (Fritsch, 1912)
decolorata (Closs, 1913)
pallida (Closs, 1913)
variegata (Closs, 1913)
annellalta (Closs, 1915)
unimacula (Closs, 1915)
gonneri (Bannermann, 1915)
rühlii (Bannermann, 1915)
krancheri (Bandermann, 1916)
albicans (Closs, 1917)
krombachi (Closs, 1917)
nigricans (Closs, 1917)
olivacea (Closs, 1917)
sinensis (Closs, 1917)

= ; [HMW]

clossi (Hannemann, 1917)
elliana (Bandermann, 1917)
coniuncta (Lütkemeyer, 1920)
Celerio euphorbiae strasillai Stauder, 1921; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 35: 31
jachani (Closs, 1921)
caecigena (Bandermann, 1924)
griseonympha (Bandermann, 1924)
rudolfi (Bandermann, 1924)
canarina (Wladasch, 1924)
silesiana (Wladasch, 1924)
nigerrima (Sölzl, 1924)
sulphurata (Bandermann, 1925)
conspicuata (Bandermann, 1926)
Celerio euphorbiae rothschildi Stauder, 1928; Lepid. Rdsch. 2: 113
argustana (Bandermann, 1928)
ernata (Bandermann, 1928)
flaveola (Bandermann, 1928)
ilia (Bandermann, 1928)
nymphaea (Bandermann, 1928)
viereckana (Bandermann, 1928)
clementiae (Bayard, 1928)
Celerio euphorbiae subiacensis Dannehl, 1929; Mit. Münchener Ent. Ges. 19: 99
atrolimbata (Dannehl, 1929)
subiacensis (Dannehl, 1929)
cyanea (Wladasch, 1929)
grentzenbergi-ziczac (Wladasch, 1929)
incarnate (Wladasch, 1929)
lilacina (Wladasch, 1929)
testata (Wladasch, 1929)
typica-latifolei (Wladasch, 1929)
flavidior (Sohn-Rethel, 1929)
philippsi (Bandermann, 1929)
umbrata (Gehlen, 1929)
Celerio euphorbiae dolomiticola Stauder, 1930:REF#: 268
dolomiticola (Stauder, 1930)
apiciplaga (Gehlen, 1930)
nebulosa (Gehlen, 1930)
nigerrima (Gehlen, 1930)
virescens (Gehlen, 1930)
cleopatra (Wladasch, 1931)
farinata (Wladasch, 1931)
multicolor (Wladasch, 1931)
oberthueri (Bandermann, 1931)
roseata (Bandermann, 1931)
nigra (Gehlen, 1932)
bandermanni (Wladasch, 1933)
grisearuba-saumoneae (Wladasch, 1933)
rubescens-mediofasciata-olivacea (Wladasch, 1933)
galiata (Bandermann, 1934)
zableri (Bandermann, 1934)
Celerio euphorbiae filapjewi O. Bang-Haas, 1936; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 50: 255
ancestralis (Wladasch, 1939)
confusa (Wladasch, 1939)
effuscata (Wladasch, 1939)
heliophila (Wladasch, 1941)
vinacea-reducta (Wladasch, 1941)
aczeli (Bezsilla, 1943)
suarezi (Agenjo, 1952)
latefasciata (Vilarrubia, 1974)
minor (Vilarrubia, 1974)
Hyles euphorbiae lucida Derzhavets, 1980; Ent. Obozr. 59: 349
Hyles euphorbiae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Hyles euphorbiae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Hyles euphorbiae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Hyles euphorbiae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles euphorbiae, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Hyles euphorbiae ; [HMW]

598x400 (~54Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

1024x768 (~184Kb) larva Paetz, Berlin, GDR, 7-90, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt

Larva on Euphorbia, E. peplus, Euphorbia wulfeni, E. nicaensis, E. gerardiana, Mercurialis annua, Polygonum aviculare, Vitis, Fuchsia [BSW]

H. e. conspicua (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

nigrofasciatus (Igel, 1928)
giganteomaculata (Gehlen, 1930)
Hyles euphorbiae conspicua, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles euphorbiae conspicua ; [HMW]

Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775)

EU, S.Russia, C.Asia, Himalaya, Japan, NA. See [About maps] Matarakiitäjä Brunsprötad skymningssvärmare Snerresvaermer Madara-vöötsuru Bedstraw Hawk-moth Madder Hawk-moth Labkrautschwärmer Sphinx du Gaillet galajszender
Sphinx gallii Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 7: 107, TL: Germany
Sphinx galli Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 42
Deilephila intermedia Kirby, 1837; in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer.: 302, TL: North America
Deilephila chamaenerii Harris, 1839; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, 36 (2): 305, TL: New Hampshire

= ; [HMW]

Deilephila oxybaphi Clemens, 1859; J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 4 (2): 145, TL: ?Philadelphia

= ; [HMW]

Deilephila canadensis Guenée, 1868; Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) 8: 7

= ; [HMW]

galii (Kirby, 1892)
grisea (Tutt, 1904)
incompleta (Tutt, 1904)
lata (Tutt, 1904)
pallida (Tutt, 1904)
stricta (Tutt, 1904)
galii (Kuznetsova, 1906)
dentata (Gschwandner, 1912)
lutea (Gschwandner, 1912)
maculifera (Klemensiewicz, 1912)
cuspidata (Fritsch, 1916)
flavescens (Closs, 1920)
scholzi (Stephan, 1924)
Celerio gallii chishimana Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana, 3 (4): 166
Celerio gallii sachaliensis Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana, 3 (4): 166
grisescens (Bandermann, 1932)
testacea (Wladasch, 1933)
postrufescens (Lempke, 1959)
Celerio galii nepalensis Daniel, 1960; Veroeff. zool. Staatssamml. Muench. 6: 160

= ; [HMW]

heliophila (Eichler, 1971)
Celerio galii tibetanica Eichler, 1971; Ent. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 38: 315-324
Hyles gallii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Hyles gallii, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Hyles gallii, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Hyles gallii, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Hyles gallii, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Hyles gallii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles gallii, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles gallii, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles gallii, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Hyles gallii ; [HMW]

843x879 (~114Kb) (Braunton Burrows NNR), N Devon ex. larva 1997, © Andrew Torry leg.	900x909 (~147Kb) larva Sweden, Ekebo, Julita, 26.9.2004, Photo © Leif Wahlberg	900x1222 (~186Kb) larva Sweden, Ekebo, Julita, 27.9.2004, Photo © Leif Wahlberg
726x422 (~67Kb)

Larva on Betula verrucosa, Salix spp., Epilobium montanum, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Godetia amoena, Clarkia sp., Fuchsia sp., Circaea sp., Plantago major, Galium, G. aparine, G. mollugo, G. verum [SPRK]

Hyles hippophaes (Esper, [1793])

SEU, CEU, C.Asia. See [About maps] Tyrnikiitäjä Seathorn Hawk-moth Sanddornschwärmer Le Sphinx de l'argousier déli szender
Sphinx hippophaes Esper, [1793]; Die Schmett. (Suppl.) (Abschnitt 2): 6, pl. 38, f. 1-3, TL: Wallachei, Milkowfluss bei Foxan
?amelia (Boyer, 1827)
crocea (Rebel, 1910)

= ; [HMW]

flava (Denso, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

obscurata (Dannehl, 1929)

= ; [HMW]

teriolensis (Dannehl, 1929)

= ; [HMW]

expallidata (Dannehl, 1933)

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes kiortsii Koutsaftikis, 1974; Ann. Musei Goulandris, 2: 99-103
Hyles hippophaes, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Hyles hippophaes, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles hippophaes hippophaes, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles hippophaes ; [HMW]

Larva on Hippophae rhamnoides, Elaeagnus angustifolia? [BSW]

H. h. bienerti (Staudinger, 1874)

Deilephila bienerti Staudinger, 1874; Stett. ent. Ztg. 35: 91, TL: Shahrud, NE.Iran
Deilephila insidiosa Erschoff, 1874; in Fedtshenko, Reise in Türkestan: 25

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes caucasica Denso, 1913; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27: 35-37

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes caucasica Clark, 1922; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 8: 19

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes ornatus Gehlen, 1930; Ent. Z. Frankf., a. M. 44: 174-176

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes transcaucasica Gehlen, 1932; in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde, 2 (Suppl.): 153

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes anatolica Rebel, 1933; Z. oest. EntVer. 18: 23-24

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes bucharana Sheljuzhko, 1933; Mitt. münch. ent. Ges. 23: 43

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes shugnana Sheljuzhko, 1933; Mitt. münch. ent. Ges. 23: 43

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hyppophaes malatiatus Gehlen, 1934; Ent. Z. Frankf. a.M. 48: 61

= ; [HMW]

Celerio hippophaes baltistana O. Bang-Haas, 1939; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 53: 57

= ; [HMW]

Hyles hippophaes bienerti, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Hyles hippophaes bienerti, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles hippophaes bienerti, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles hippophaes bienerti ; [HMW]

H. h. miatleuskii Eitschberger & Saldaitis, 2000

Hyles (Hippohyles) hippophaes miatleuskii Eitschberger & Saldaitis, 2000; Atalanta 31 (1/2): 213, pl. XVIa, f. 1, TL: Kazakstan, Ryn-kum sandy steppe NW, 20km E from Bisen

Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)

NA. See [About maps] White-lined Sphinx
Sphinx lineata Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 541, TL: America
Sphinx daucus Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): pl. 125, (index) f. D, 148, TL: North America (New York, Virginia), Jamaica
lineatoides (Gehlen, 1934)
florilega (Kernbach, 1962)
Hyles lineata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
H. lineata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Hyles lineata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Hyles lineata, Lepidoptera of French Antilles [Pierre Zagatti]
Deilephila lineata ; Godman & Salvin, 1881, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 13
Hyles lineata ; [HMW]; [MABL]

900x1098 (~265Kb) USA: LepSoc mothing trip to Copper Canyon, Cochise Co., Arizona, 4.8.2005, Photo © Valentina Anderson

1400x1074 (~199Kb) larva USA: on road to Miller Canyon, Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., Arizona, 8.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Portulaca, Fuchsia, Mirabilis, Epilobium, Malus [NMA21]

Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)

Africa, SEU, tr, C.Asia, China, S.India, Pakistan. See [About maps] Juovakiitäjä Viirukiitäjä Vitribbad skymingssvärmare Striped Hawk-moth Linienschwärmer Le Livournien Esfinge Rayada Esfinge de la Vid sàvos szender
Sphinx livornica Esper, 1780; Die Schmett. 2: 88, TL: Germany.
Phinx koechlini Fuessly, 1781; Arch. Insektengeschichte 1: 1
Celerio lineata saharae Stauder, 1921; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 35: 179

= ; [HMW]

Celerio lineata tatsienluica Oberthür, 1916; Etud. Lépid. Comp., 12: 202

= ; [HMW]

obscurata (Niepelt, 1922)

= ; [HMW]

perlimbata (Abbayes, 1932)

= ; [HMW]

malgassica (Denso, 1944)

= ; [HMW]

Hyles renneri Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998; Herbipoliana 4 (1): 269-270

= ; [HMW]

Hyles livornica, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Hyles livornica, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Hyles livornica, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Hyles livornica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles livornica, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles livornica, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles livornica, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Hyles lineata livornica ; [EKK]
Hyles (Danneria) renneri ; Eitschberger, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 166
Hyles livornica ; [HMW]

1000x612 (~107Kb) Northern Greece, Axios Delta, 19/7/1995, Photo © Dylan Lloyd leg.

Larva on Galium, Euphorbia, Linaria, Epilobium, Antirrhinum, Rumex, Scabiosa, Linum, Fuchsia, Asphodelus, Gossypium [BSW]

Hyles livornicoides (Lucas, 1892)

Australia. See [About maps] Deilephila livornicoides Lucas, 1892
Phryxus australasiae Tutt, 1904
Hyles livornicoides, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Hyles livornicoides ; [HMW]

Hyles nervosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

Kashmir, E.Afghanistan. See [About maps] Celerio euphorbiae nervosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 721, TL: Sabathu, [Kashmir,] north-west India
Hyles nervosa, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nervosa, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nervosa ; [HMW]

Larva on Euphorbia [Tony Pittaway]

Hyles nicaea (de Prunner, 1798)

NAF, SEU, Asia Minor, S.Russia, NW.India, Pamir. See [About maps] Välimerenkiitäjä Mediterranean Hawk-moth Großer Wolfsmilchschwärmer Le Sphinx Nicéa görög szender
Sphinx nicaea de Prunner, 1798; Lepid. Pedemont.: 86, TL: Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
Sphinx cyparissiae Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett., Sphingidae: 115
Hyles nicaea, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles nicaea nicaea, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nicaea ; [HMW]

Larva on Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbia nicaensis, E. escula, E. peplis, E. pilosa, E. characias [BSW]

H. n. lathyrus (Walker, 1856)

Hyles nicaea lathyrus ; [HMW]

H. n. castissima (Austaut, 1883)

Deilephila nicaea var. castissima Austaut, 1883; Le Naturaliste, 5: 360, TL: Sebdou, Algeria
carnea (Austaut, 1889)
albina (Oberthür, 1916)
margine-denticulata (Oberthür, 1916)
rubida (Oberthür, 1916)
Hyles nicaea castissima, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nicaea castissima ; [HMW]

H. n. sheljuzkoi (Dublitzky, 1928)

Celerio nicaea var. sheljuzkoi Dublitzky, 1928; Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 4: 38-42, TL: Turkestan, Wernyi
Celerio nicaea libanotica Gehlen, 1932; in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde, 2 (Suppl.): 153
Hyles nicaea sheljuzkoi, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nicaea sheljuzkoi, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nicaea shlejuzkoi ; [HMW]

H. n. orientalis (Austaut, 1905)

Deilephila nicaea var. orientalis Austaut, 1905; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 18: 143, TL: Crimea
Deilephila nicaea crimaea A. Bang-Haas, 1906; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 19: 129
Hyles nicaea orientalis, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles nicaea orientalis ; [HMW]

Hyles perkinsi (Swezey, 1920)

Hawaii. See [About maps] Celerio perkinsi Swezey, 1920; Proc. Hawaiian Ent. Soc. 4: 379
Celerio perkinsi ; [HMW]

Hyles salangensis (Ebert, 1969)

Afghanistan. See [About maps] Celerio salangensis Ebert, 1969; Reichenbachia 12: 47-48, TL: Salang Pass, eastern Afghanistan
Hyles salangensis, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles salangensis ; [HMW]

Hyles tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)

Canary Islands, Cape Verde, NAF. See [About maps] Deiléphile du tithymale
Deilephila tithymali Boisduval, 1834; Icon. hist. Lépid. Europ. 2: 30, TL: Canary Islands
Deilephila calverleyi Grote & Robinson, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 5: 56
Hyles tithymali, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles tithymali tithymali, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles tithymali ; [HMW]

Larva on Euphorbia regis-jubae [Tony Pittaway]

H. t. mauretanica (Staudinger, 1871)

Deilephila mauretanica Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 36, TL: Mauritania

= ; [HMW]

mura (Oberthür, 1911)

= ; [HMW]

umbrosa (Schultz, 1911)

= ; [HMW]

kruegeri (Schawerda, 1914)

= ; [HMW]

rubescens (Schawerda, 1914)

= ; [HMW]

major (Oberthür, 1916)

= ; [HMW]

rubra (Closs, 1918)

= ; [HMW]

gratiosissima (Turati & Krüger, 1936)

= ; [HMW]

Hyles tithymali mauretanica, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles euphorbiae mauretanica ; [EKK]
Hyles tithymali mauretanica ; [HMW]

H. t. deserticola (Staudinger, 1901)

Deilephila mauretanica deserticola Staudinger, 1901; in Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb., 3: 102, TL: Biskra, Algeria
Deilephila mauretanica ab. deserticola Bartel, 1899; in Rühl, Die palaearktischen Großschmetterlinge und ihre Naturgeschichte 2: 79
flaveola (Oberthür, 1904)

= ; [HMW]

dealbata (Schultz, 1911)

= ; [HMW]

albeola (Stauder, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

cingulata (Stauder, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

reverdini (Stauder, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

satanella (Stauder, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

velutina (Stauder, 1913)

= ; [HMW]

extensa (Closs, 1917)

= ; [HMW]

rosea (Closs, 1917)

= ; [HMW]

Celerio deserticola saharae Günther, 1939; Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 53: 261

= ; [HMW]

Hyles tithymali deserticola, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles euphorbiae deserticola ; [EKK]
Hyles tithymali deserticola ; [HMW]

H. t. himyarensis Meerman, 1988

Hyles tithymali himyarensis Meerman, 1988; Ent. Ber. 48: (61-67)
Hyles tithymali himyarensis, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles tithymali himyarensis ; [HMW]

H. t. gecki de Freina, 1991

Madeira Hyles euphorbiae gecki de Freina, 1991; NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 40: (65-72), TL: Madeira
Hyles tithymali gecki, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles tithymali gecki ; [HMW]

H. t. phaelipae Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2007

Canary Islands Hyles tithymali phaelipae Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2007; Atalanta 38 (1/2): 206, TL: SW. El Hierror, 2km NE Faro -lighthouse- of Orchilla

Larva on Euphorbia obtusifolia Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2007, Atalanta 38 (1/2): 205

Hyles vespertilio (Esper, 1779)

SEU, CEU, Caucasus, tr. See [About maps] Lepakkokiitäjä Läderlappssvärmare Fledermausschwärmer Sphinx Cauve-souris denevérszender
Sphinx vespertilio Esper, 1779; Schmetterlinge 2: 178, TL: Verona, Northern Italy
salmonea (Oberthür, 1894)
flava (Blachier, 1905)
murina (Austaut, 1905)
explicata (Dannehl, 1933)
Hyles vespertilio, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Hyles vespertilio, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles vespertilio ; [HMW]

Larva on Epilobium rosmarinifolium, E. dodonaei, Chamaenerium, Galium [BSW]

Hyles zygophylli (Ochsenheimer, 1808)

Turkey, Armenia, N.Syria, Transcaucasia, N.Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan. See [About maps] Sphinx zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808; Schmett. Eur. 2: 226, TL: Southern Russia [Turkestan]
Celerio zygophylli jaxartis Froreich, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55: 256

= ; [HMW]

xanthoxli (Derzhavets, 1977)

= ; [HMW]

Hyles zygophylli, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles zygophylli, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]
Hyles zygophylli ; [HMW]

Larva on Zygophyllum fabago, Z. oxianum [Tony Pittaway]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[Andrew Torry]

e-mail: Andrew Torry

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BSW]

de Freina, J. J., Witt, T. J, 1987; Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis; ISBN 3-926285-00-1

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[Dylan Lloyd]

Hafanedd, Deiniol Rd., Bangor, Wales, U.K., LL57 2UP; Last known e-mail and url (neither works); e-mail: Dylan Lloyd; http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~bss035/comett/wwmoth.htm

[EKK]

Sotavalta (Finnish Ed.), Rougeot & Viette; Euroopan ja Pohjois-Afrikan kiitäjät ja kehrääjät (Guide des Papillons Nocturnes)

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[HMW]

Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[Leif Wahlberg]

Julita, Sweden; e-mail: Leif Wahlberg

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MABL]

Manuel A. Balcázar Lara; Palomillas de México

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Pierre Zagatti]

WWW pages; Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles; e-mail: Pierre Zagatti

[S. Shuichi Haupt]

e-mail: S. Shuichi Haupt; http://www.tu-berlin.de/fb7/ioeb/biologie/stefan.htm

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[SZMN]

Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum

[Tony Pittaway]

WWW pages; Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic; Saturniidae of the Western Palaearctic; Sphingidae of China (and adjacent regions)

Some related literature:

A. Bang-Haas, 1906

Neue oder wenig bekannte palaearctische Macrolepidopteren Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 19: 127-144

O. Bang-Haas, 1936

Neubeschreibungen und Berichtigungen der palaearctischen Macrolepidoperenfauna. XXIII Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 50: 254-256

Boisduval, 1834

Icones historiques des Lépidoptères d'Europe, nouveaux ou peu connus. Volume 2 Icon. hist. Lépid. Europ. 2: pl. ?71-84

Clark, 1922

Twenty-five new Sphingidae Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 8: 1-23

Clemens, 1859

Synopsis of the North American Sphingides J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 4 (2): 97-190

Cramer, [1777]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)

Dannehl, 1929

Neue formen und geographische rassen aus meiner ausbeuten und erwerbungen der letzten jahre Mit. Münchener Ent. Ges. 19: 97-116

Eitschberger, 1999

Zur Verbreitung einiger Hyles-Arten in China Atalanta 30 (1/4): 162-168

Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998

Die Schwärmer der westlichen Palearktis Baustein zu einer Revision Herbipoliana 4 (1): 368pp

Eitschberger & Saldaitis, 2000

Eine neue Unterart von Hyles (Hippohyles) hippophaes (Esper, [1793]) vom europäischen Gebiet Kasachstans Atalanta 31 (1/2): 213-216

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

de Freina, 1991

Über Biologie und morphologie der auf Madeira beheimateten Hyles euphorbiae gecki ssp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 40: 65-72

Gehlen, 1932

Die palaearktischen Spinner und Schwärmer in Seitz, Die Gross-Schmett. Erde, 2 (Suppl.): 153

Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2007

Description of Hyles tithymali phaelipae subspec. nov. from El Hierro Island (SW. Canary Islands, Spain), based mainly in constant and characteristic differences in larvar morphology Atalanta 38 (1/2): 203-212

Godman & Salvin, 1881

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-64

Harris, 1839

Descriptive catalogue of the North American insects belonging to the Linnean genus Sphinx in the cabinet of Thaddeus Willian Harris Amer. J. Sci. Arts, 36 (2): 282-320

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Kirby, 1837

Fauna Boreali-Americana or the Zoology of the northern parts of British America in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer.: 325pp, 8pls

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -

Matsumura, 1929

New moths from Kuriles Insecta Matsumurana, 3 (4): 165-168

Meerman, 1988

The subspecies of Hyles tithymali with a description of a new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Ent. Ber. 48: 61-67

de Prunner, 1798

Lepidoptera Pedemontana illustrata. Turin. 1 Lepid. Pedemont.: 52+124

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 1-972, 67pls

Shchetkin, 1956

[On the Sphingidae fauna of Tadjikistan (Lepidoptera) I. Towards the systematics and the biology of hawkmoths of the Kendyr (Apocynum) and the Hissar Vine] Izv. Akad. nauk Tadzhikskoi SSR 16: 143-156

Stauder, 1921

Celerio lineata livornica Esp. supsp. nova saharae Stdr. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 35: 179-181

Stauder, 1928

Neue Lepidopterenfromen aus Sizilien Lepid. Rdsch. 2: 113-116

Staudinger, 1874

Einige neue Lepidopteren de europäischen Faunengebiets Stett. ent. Ztg. 35: 87-98

Staudinger, 1887

Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 48: 49-102, (556?)

Swezey, 1920

Some new Hawaiian Lepidoptera Proc. Hawaiian Ent. Soc. 4: 376-386

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