Hyles perkinsi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sphingidae
Genus
Hyles
Species
Hyles perkinsi
Scientific Name
Hyles perkinsi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Hyles perkinsi

Hyles perkinsi, or Perkin's sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1920. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Molokai.

Larvae have been recorded on Euphorbia, Kadua, Straussia kaduana and other Straussia species.

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Hyles perkinsi in languages:

English
Perkin's Sphinx Moth
English
Perkin's Sphinx

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Hyles perkinsi
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Hyles perkinsi
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