Hyles sammuti
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| Hyles sammuti | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. sammuti |
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| Hyles sammuti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998[1] | |
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Hyles sammuti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Kitching and Cadiou (2000) treat it as a valid species,[2] while Pittaway treats it as a subspecies of Hyles tithymali, seeing the larvae are very similar to Hyles tithymali mauretanica. Based on studies of the mitochondrial DNA, Hyles sammuti probably hybridises with Hyles euphorbiae.[3]
The wingspan is 63–75 mm. There are multiple generations per year with adults on wing from February to October.
The larvae feed on Euphorbia spinosa, Euphorbia pinea and Euphorbia dendroides.
