The Hawkmoths of the Western PalaearcticHarley Books, 1993 - 240 pagine A detailed study of 57 sphingid species occurring in Europe (Ireland to the Urals), North Africa and the Middle East, placing particular emphasis on ecological factors governing population and distribution. The colour plates depict adults of all species, larvae of 40 species and 5 subspecies, and 13 types of habitat. A major work, of interest to lepidopterists and conservationists. |
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Foreword page | 7 |
Historical Account of the Study of the Sphingidae | 14 |
Adult Biology | 24 |
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abdominal segments Acherontia atropos ADULT BIOLOGY ADULT DESCRIPTION aedeagus Afghanistan Agrius convolvuli apical areas Bang-Haas BM(NH BREEDING brown Celerio centralasiae coll colour Daphnis nerii Deilephila elpenor Derzhavets DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION DISTRIBUTION dorsal EARLY STAGES OVUM Ebert Europe Extra-limital range eye-spots feeding female FLIGHT-TIME forewing Frankf Freina fuciformis Full-fed gallii genitalia genus gorgoniades green Hawkmoth Hemaris Hemaris tityus hindwing Hippotion horn hostplant Hübner Hyles euphorbiae Hyles hippophaes insects Iran kindermanni kotschyi Laothoe populi LARVA Pl larvae Lepidoptera Linnaeus livornica Macroglossinae Macroglossum stellatarum male Mimas tiliae moths Mountains nicaea northern OVUM pair Palaearctic pale PARASITOIDS PARASITOIDS None recorded pinastri Pittaway plants proboscis proserpina Proserpinus proserpina PUPA pupation region Rethera komarovi Rothschild & Jordan Smerinthus ocellatus southern species Sphingidae Sphingonaepiopsis Sphinx ligustri Staudinger stripes subsp subspecies Taxonomic note Text fig Text Figure thoracic segment Tian Shan tityus Turkey Type locality VARIATION Pl vespertilio western Palaearctic wings Wingspan yellow