Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Hyles
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) – Striped Hawkmoth
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) – Striped Hawkmoth: Acacia spp. (Fabaceae), Aloe spp. (Aloeaceae), Antirrhinum spp. (Plantaginaceae), Asparagus spp. (Asparagaceae), Asphodelus spp. (Asphodelaceae), Boerhavia spp. (Nyctaginaceae), Crinum spp. (Amaryllidaceae), Eremurus spp. (Asphodelaceae), Fragaria spp., Prunus spp. (Rosaceae), Galium spp., Oldenlandia spp. (Rubiaceae), Pelargonium (Geraniaceae), Plantago (Plantaginaceae), Polygonum spp., Rumex spp. (Polygonaceae), Portulaca spp. (Portulacaceae), Rhazya stricta (Apocynaceae), Valeriana spp. (Caprifoliaceae), Vitis spp. (Vitiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
Similar species from India: Hyles hippophaes, Hyles nicaea, Hyles gallii, Hyles nervosa. Hyles livornicoides from Australia
List of Hyles Hübner, [1819] known from India.
Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758), Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh (Kitching and Smetacek, 2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2006), Karnataka (Melichar, 2012).
Hyles gallii (von Rottemburg, 1775), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018), Jammu and Kashmir (Bell and Scott, 1937).
Hyles hippophaes (Esper, 1789), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018).
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1779), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran,2018), Karnataka (Melichar, 2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014).
Hyles nervosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018).
Hyles Nicaea (Prunner, 1798), Jammu and Kashmir.
Hyles robertsi (Butler, 1880), Jammu and Kashmir (Dar et al., 2020).
List of Hyles Hübner, [1819] known from India.
Hyles euphorbiae (Linnaeus, 1758), Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh (Kitching and Smetacek, 2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2006), Karnataka (Melichar, 2012).
Hyles gallii (von Rottemburg, 1775), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018), Jammu and Kashmir (Bell and Scott, 1937).
Hyles hippophaes (Esper, 1789), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018).
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1779), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran,2018), Karnataka (Melichar, 2012), Punjab (Pathiana et al., 2014).
Hyles nervosa (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903), Himachal Pradesh (Sidhu and Kubendran, 2018).
Hyles Nicaea (Prunner, 1798), Jammu and Kashmir.
Hyles robertsi (Butler, 1880), Jammu and Kashmir (Dar et al., 2020).
References:
http://en.sphingidae-museum.com/database/index.php?gen=Hyles&spec=livornica&subsp= [accessed 11 July 2017]
Pathania et. al, 2014. Hawk moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from North-West Himalaya along with collection housed in National PAU Insect museum, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyles_livornica
http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/h_liv.htm [accessed 11 July 2017]
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Choerocampina > Hyles
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) – Striped Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356081/Hyles-livornica