Hyles gallii
Bedstraw ( Hyles gallii )
The Bedstraw ( Hyles gallii ) is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of moth ( Sphingidae ).
- 6.1 Notes and references
- 6.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 5.5 to 8 centimeters. In appearance, this type is very similar to the spurge hawkmoth ( Hyles euphorbiae ). However, they may differ based on the drawing of the front upper wing surface. When Bedstraw the red of the hind wings is not so extended and the olive-colored band on the fore wings is not interrupted. The caterpillars are 70 to 80 millimeters long and are colored variable. A variant is olive with black eye spots that are filled in yellow. The abdominal legs and the Analhorn are red. Another color version is black with yellow spots and red-faced and red Analhorn.
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Similar Species
- Hyles dahlii ( Geyer, 1827)
- Spurge hawkmoth ( Hyles euphorbiae ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lined sphinx ( Hyles livornica ) ( Esper, 1779)
- Hyles Nicaea ( de Prunner, 1798)
- Hyles tithymali ( Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
- Sphinx gallii Rottemburg, 1775
- Deilephila chamaenerii Harris, 1839
- Celerio chishimana Matsumura, 1929
- Sphinx galii Denis & Schiffer Müller, 1775
- Deilephila galii Kirby, 1892
- Celerio galii Kuznetsova, 1906
- Deilephila intermedia Kirby, 1837
- Celerio nepalensis Daniel, 1961
- Deilephila oxybaphi Clemens, 1859
- Celerio sachaliensis Matsumura, 1929
- Celerio tibet anica Eichler, 1971
Habitat
You can find this type on sunny heaths, plantations, forest edges and warm wherever else he finds food. The distribution area extends across Europe to the Arctic Circle and in the Alps and 2,000 meters altitude. You can find the Bedstraw but also in the north of Asia and North America. In Central Europe, this species occurs only in the foothills of the Alps before heaped.
Development
In the first days of May, slip the night and dawn- active butterflies to die in July after oviposition. In favorable years, there may be a second generation. The caterpillars are found from July to September.
Food of the caterpillars
The caterpillars live on fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium ) and of course bedstraw ( Galium verum and Galium mollugo ). Preferably, the forest fireweed is.
Dissemination
The Bedstraw was found in central and northern Europe to beyond the Arctic Circle. But in the northern areas it occurs only as an occasional migrant in appearance. In Germany, it is assumed that he is down to earth only in the central and northern parts of the country. In southern Europe, he is in northern Spain, northern and central Italy, and native to the Balkans, with the exception of Albania and Greece. In Asia Minor, the type along the Black Sea coast and in the Caucasus, on through the temperate zone of Asia (Himalayas ) to Japan to be observed. It is also found in North America.