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Hyles biguttata

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Hyles biguttata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known to be from Madagascar[2] and Réunion.

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Hyles biguttata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. biguttata
Binomial name
Hyles biguttata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila biguttata Walker, 1856
  • Celerio biguttata
  • Deilephila eleagni Boisduval, 1875
  • Deilephila euphorbioides Swinhoe, 1892
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The larvae feed on Agarista salicifolia and Agarista buxifolia.[3]

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