Hyles sammuti explained

Hyles sammuti is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Kitching and Cadiou (2000) treat it as a valid species,^[1] while Pittaway treats it as a subspecies of Hyles tithymali, seeing the larvae are very similar to Hyles tithymali mauretanica. Based on studies of the mitochondrial DNA, Hyles sammuti probably hybridises with Hyles euphorbiae.^[2]

The wingspan is 63–75 mm. There are multiple generations per year with adults on wing from February to October.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia spinosa, Euphorbia pinea and Euphorbia dendroides.

External links

• Web site: CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae . Cate-sphingidae.org . https://archive.today/20121220121953/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hyles/sammuti.html . 2012-12-20 . 2011-10-25.

Notes and References

1. Ian J. Kitching, Jean-Marie Cadiou: Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Cornell University Press, New York 2000,
2. Anna K. Hundsdoerfer, Ian J. Kitching, Michael Wink: "A molecular phylogeny of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae, Macroglossinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35 (2005): S. 442–458