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Sphingidae 890215 – 7892   Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758)              Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: atrolimbata (Dannehl, 1929) (Celerio) filapjewi (Bang-Haas, 1936) (Celerio) flavidior (Sohn-Rethel, 1929) (Celerio) grentzenbergi (Staudinger, 1885) (Celerio) grentzenbergi-ziczac (Wladasch, 1929) (Celerio) nigrescens (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Celerio) euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 7892 calverleyi (Grote, 1865) (Deilephila) conspicua (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) (Celerio) cretica Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998 (Hyles) deserticola (Staudinger, 1901) (Deilephila) dolomiticola (Stauder, 1930) (Celerio) elisabethae Ebert, 1996 (Hyles) esulae (Hufnagel, 1766) (Deilephila) etrusca (Verity, 1911) (Deilephila) gallaeci Gil-T., Requejo & Estévez, 2011 (Hyles) gecki de Freina, 1991 (Hyles) himyarensis Meerman, 1988 (Hyles) lucida (Derzhavets, 1980) (Celerio) orientalis (Ebert, 1969) (Celerio) paralias (Nickerl, 1837) (Deilephila) peplidis (Christoph, 1894) (Deilephila) phaelipae Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2012 (Hyles) robertsi (Butler, 1880) (Deilephila) rothschildi (Stauder, 1928) (Celerio) saharae (Günther, 1939) (Celerio) sammuti Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998 (Hyles) sinensis (Closs, 1917) (Celerio) strasillai (Stauder, 1921) (Celerio) subiacensis (Dannehl, 1929) (Celerio) tiithymali (Boisduval, 1834) (Deilephila) vandalusica (Ribbe, 1910) (Celerio)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 152; pl. 14.6. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 41.13m; p. 246. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Hyles euphorbiae Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota. Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 209; pl. 2.6.

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