Hyles stroehlei

Hyles stroehlei, the Hindu Kush hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from the Hindu Kush mountains and Kohistan, Swat, Pakistan. The wingspan is 55–70 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early July. The species was first described by Ulf Eitschberger, Fritz Danner and Bernhard Surholt in 1998.

Hindu Kush hawkmoth
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species:
H. stroehlei
Binomial name
Hyles stroehlei
Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998[1]

References

  1. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles stroehlei". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-24.


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