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Striped Hawkmoth

Hyles livornica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 24, February 28, March 25, April 155, May 497, June 254, July 149, August 56, September 12, October 6, November 4, December 35.
Spain1,245
United States1,043
Alaska1,043
Portugal625
France622
Italy451
Andalucía424
Morocco420
South Africa245
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur245

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilySphinx Moths · Sphingidae
GenusHyles

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