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Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk-moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hyles euphorbiae (spurge hawk-moth) is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. This hawk moth is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed known as leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), but usually only in conjunction with other agents. The larvae consume the leaves and bracts of the plant.
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Infraspecies

Hyles euphorbiae conspicua
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae
Hyles euphorbiae sachalinensis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Braunton Burrows 3328 England, United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay 151985 England, United Kingdom
Pantani della Sicilia sud-orientale, Morghella, di Marzamemi, di Punta Pilieri e Vendicari 8481 Italy  
S'Albufera de Mallorca 5276 Spain    
Steilhänge der Saar 2738 Germany  

Prey / Diet

Vitis vinifera (wine grape)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0