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Common Name(s): Spurge Hawkmoth;
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth Ecology: Adult description: This is a European species introduced into North America to help control the invasive Leafy Spurge and Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia esula and Euphorbia cyparissias). This is a medium size moth with forewings length of 35-40mm (1). The ground color of the forewing is green and the light color found on the forewings extends much more widely through the forewing and more of the apex of the wing than in Hyles gallii. There is a distinctive circular brown area that is black toward the thorax on the cell of the forewing. The thorax itself is brown with white bordering it. The abdomen is brown throughout, the first few segments have black and white streaking on either side of the brown, and the last few segments have white in between them. The hindwings are quite similar to Hyles gallii in that they are black with a red band. The red band has a bit of white in the anal angle. Underneath the red band, there is a much thinner black area and then more brown at the base of the hindwing. Larval description: L5: The larva has a distinctive red granular horn often with a black tip. The ground color is usually black with 2 distinctive white/cream spots on each abdominal segment, there is a thick red dorsal line running the length of the larva. There are a number of other small white/cream spots on the larva. Host plants: Click here to load this Caspio Cloud Database
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The gallery to the left contains photos of Hyles euphorbiae adults. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
The gallery to the right contains photos of Hyles euphorbiae larval and pupal stages. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
The gallery to the right contains photos of Hyles euphorbiae larval and pupal stages. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
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