Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Macroglossinae → tribe Macroglossini → subtribe Choerocampina → genus Hyles → species Hyles gallii
Species name(s)
Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) = Celerio galii = Sphinx gallii Rottemburg, 1775 = Deilephila intermedia Kirby, 1837 = Deilephila chamaenerii Harris, 1839 = Deilephila oxybaphi Clemens, 1859 = Deilephila canadensis Guenée, 1868 = grisea (Tutt, 1904) = incompleta (Tutt, 1904) = lata (Tutt, 1904) = pallida (Tutt, 1904) = stricta (Tutt, 1904) = dentata (Gschwandner, 1912) = lutea (Gschwandner, 1912) = maculifera (Klemensiewicz, 1912) = cuspidata (Fritsch, 1916) = flavescens (Closs, 1920) = scholzi (Stephan, 1924) = Celerio gallii chishimana Matsumura, 1929 = Celerio gallii sachaliensis Matsumura, 1929 = grisescens (Bandermann, 1932) = testacea (Wladasch, 1933) = postrufescens (Lempke, 1959) = Celerio galii nepalensis Daniel, 1960 = heliophila (Eichler, 1971) = Celerio galii tibetanica Eichler, 1971 = Hyles gallii gallii Rottemburg, 1775 = Hyles gallii intermedia Kirby 1837.
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic, Nearctic.
Russia regions
#1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky Severo-Vostochny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #12. Nizhnevolzhsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #14. Vostochno-Kavkazsky; #15. Severo-Uralsky; #16. Sredne-Uralsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #18. Nizhneobsky; #19. Sredneobsky; #20. Yuzhno-Zapadnosibirsky; #22. Krasnoyarsky; #23. Predaltaisky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #25. Tuvinsky; #27. Pribaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #30. Vostochno-Yakutsky; #31. Yuzhno-Yakutsky; #33. Severo-Okhotomorsky; #34. Kamchatsky; #35. Sredne-Okhotsky; #36. Sredne-Amursky; #38. Sakhalin; #39. Yuzhno-Kurilsky; #40. Primorsky.
Forewing length
35—40 mm.
Primary colors
Red, Orange, Green, Brown/Gray/Black.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

Detailed information with references
Synonyms and combinations
- Celerio galii. [85]. Peter Khramov.
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Length of front wing reaches 3.5, and then all the 4 cm. Looks likeHyles euphorbiae. At the same time: the olive stripe on the wings of a solid rather than dashed, red field on the rear fenders are much smaller. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - the European part of Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, East Caucasus, East Yakutia, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-East, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Kaliningrad, Kamchatsky, Karelia, Kola, Krasnoyarsk,Lower Volga, Nizhneobsky, Prealtay, Pribaikalskiy, Primorye, Sakhalin, the North Okhotsk, North Urals, Mid-Amur, the Volga-Average, Average Okhotsk, Mid-Ural, Sredneobskaya, Tuva, South West Siberian Yuzhno-Kuril, South Ural, South Yakutia. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Iceland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands Norway (mainland), Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia,Slovenia, Ukraine, Faroe Islands, Finland, France (mainland), Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Distributed in Europe to the Arctic Circle. In the Alps, it rises to a height of 2000 m. In Europe, also found in northern Asia and North America. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- It flies from mid-May to July. In favorable years, and it is the second generation. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Places volley - sunny heath, forest edges - would fireweed yes bedstraw nearby. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Larvae can be found from July through September. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Galium, G. aparine, G. mollugo, G. verum, Epilobium montanum, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Godetia amoena, Clarkia, Fuchsia, Circaea, Plantago major. [28]. Peter Khramov.
- Bedstraw (Galium verum and Galium mollugo), willow-herb (Epilobium angustifolium). At the same time, oddly enough, it is preferable to Cyprus, also known as willow-herb, not a lady's bedstraw. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Larva
- Unlike imago larvae podmarennikovogo hawk nothing like the larvae of Hyles euphorbiae - they are green, mottled with black spots. Abdominal legs and horn - red. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Subspecies Hyles gallii
- H. g. intermedia Kirby, 1834.
- H. g. nepalensis Daniel, 1961.
- H. g. tibetanica Eichler, 1970/71.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Igor Sakhno, Irina Nikulina. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera.ru (Insecta.pro previous version / cтарая версия Insecta.pro)
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