Hyles robertsi
| Spurge hawkmoth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. robertsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyles robertsi | |
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Hyles robertsi, the spurge hawkmoth, is a
Pamirs. It is also known from western Pakistan. Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Hyles euphorbiae.[2]
The wingspan is 65–85 mm. It is very similar to Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae.
The larvae feed on herbaceous Euphorbia species.
Subspecies
- Hyles robertsi robertsi
- Hyles robertsi elisabethae Ebert, 1996 (Pakistan)
- Hyles robertsi peplidis (Christoph, 1894) (Iran)
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hyles euphorbiae robertsi (Butler, 1880)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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