| Hindu Kush hawkmoth | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. stroehlei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyles stroehlei Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998[1] | |
Hyles stroehlei, the Hindu Kush hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from the Hindu Kush mountains and Kohistan, Swat, Pakistan. The wingspan is 55–70 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July. The species was first described by Ulf Eitschberger, Fritz Danner and Bernhard Surholt in 1998.
References
- ↑ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles stroehlei". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
External links
- Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Hyles stroehlei Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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