Hyles biguttata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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

The larvae feed on Agarista salicifolia and Agarista buxifolia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles biguttata". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Hyles biguttata (Walker, 1856)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2018.


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