Hyles calida

Hawaiian sphinx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hyles
Species: H. calida
Binomial name
Hyles calida
(Butler, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila calida Butler, 1881
  • Celerio calida
  • Hawaiina calida
  • Celerio calida hawaiiensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1915

Hyles calida (Hawaiian sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Bobea elatior, Coprosma, Gardenia, Metrosideros, Pelea, Scaevola chamissoniana, Scaevola gaudichaudiana and Straussia. Adults feed on flowers of Lantana, Metrosideros and others. Larvae are about 60 mm long.

Subspecies

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Markku Savela (July 7, 2008). "Hyles genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-16.


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