Clarina kotschyi
Species of moth
Grapevine hawkmoth | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Clarina |
Species: | C. kotschyi |
Binomial name | |
Clarina kotschyi (Kollar, 1849)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Clarina kotschyi, the grapevine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1849. It is found from the Iranian plateau and Mesopotamia to eastern and central Turkey.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis vinifera, Parthenocissus and Ampelopsis species.
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