Theretra alecto

Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Levant hawk moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Theretra
Species:	T. alecto
Binomial name
Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)[1][2][3]
Synonyms
Sphinx alecto Linnaeus, 1758 Sphinx cretica Boisduval, 1827 Theretra freyeri Kirby, 1892 Theretra alecto intermissa Gehlen, 1941 Theretra alecto transcaspica O. Bang-Haas, 1927

Distribution

It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 75–106 mm.

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  Male
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  Male ventral view
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  Female
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  Female ventral view
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  Pupa
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  Larva

Biology

The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.