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Hyles gallii

(Rottemburg, 1775)

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Common Name(s): Galium Sphinx
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Ecology:

Adult description:
This is a medium size moth with forewings length of 25-43mm (1). The ground color of the forewing is brown. There is a distinctive thick creamy streak that runs from just below the apex of the forewing to the bottom edge which is bordered by black. If you examine the moth closely, you will see that the thick creamy streak becomes quite thin, but does continue to the apex of the wing. In the similar Hyles euphorbiae, this creamy area is much broader at the apex of the wing. The hindwings are quite similar to Hyles euphorbiae 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 black area that borders the base of the wing. In Hyles euphorbiae, there is a much thinner black area and then more brown at the base of the hindwing. The thorax is brown with white border. There is a faint often dotted white line that runs the length of the abdomen.

Larval description:
L5:  The larva is overall dark in color (black/brown), with one distinct cream colored spot on each abdominal segment. The horn is distinctly red. There is a patch the same color as the head (usually a shade of red) right behind the head capsule. Larva may have a white area around the spiracle, but this is more of a border rather than a second distinctive patch such as in Hyles euphorbiae.

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Picture
(C) Teá Kesting-Handly
Picture
L5 (C) Danièle Ulrich
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The gallery to the left contains photos of Hyles gallii 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 gallii larval and pupal stages. If you have a photo that you would like to submit to us, please contact us.
(C) Teá Kesting-Handly
(C) Eric Eaton
L5 (C) Stephen Kloiber
L5 (C) Danièle Ulrich
L5 (C) Danièle Ulrich
L5 (C) Tom Murray

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Macroglossinae

Aellopos clavipes
Aellopos fadus
Aellopos tantalus
Aellopos titan
Amphion floridensis
Cautethia grotei
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidemia inscriptum
Enyo lugubris
Erinnyis alope
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha intermedia
Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha satellitia
Eumorpha vitis
Eumorpha typhon​
Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris thysbe
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Pachylia ficus
Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus gaurae
Pseudosphinx tetrio
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes pluto
Xylophanes tersa

Smerinthinae

Protambulyx strigilis
Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Paonias astylus
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Sphinginae

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Cocytius antaeus
Dolba hyloeus
Isoparce cupressi
Lapara bombycoides
Lapara coniferarum
Lintneria istar
Lintneria eremitus
Manduca jasminearum
Manduca occulta
Manduca quinquemaculatus
Manduca rustica
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx dollii
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx frankii
Sphinx gordius
Sphinx kalmiae
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx poecila 
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  • Home
  • Sphingidae Index
    • Macroglossinae >
      • Aellopos >
        • Aellopos clavipes
        • Aellopos fadus
        • Aellopos tantalus
        • Aellopos titan
      • Amphion >
        • Amphion floridensis
      • Cautethia >
        • Cautethia grotei
      • Darapsa >
        • Darapsa versicolor
        • Darapsa myron
        • Darapsa choerilus
      • Deidamia >
        • Deidamia inscriptum
      • Enyo >
        • Enyo lugubris
      • Erinnyis >
        • Erinnyis alope
        • Erinnyis obscura
        • Erinnyis ello
      • Eumorpha >
        • Eumorpha pandorus
        • Eumorpha achemon
        • Eumorpha fasciatus
        • Eumorpha satellitia
        • Eumorpha labruscae
        • Eumorpha intermedia
        • Eumorpha vitis
        • Eumorpha typhon
      • Hemaris >
        • Hemaris thysbe
        • Hemaris gracilis
        • Hemaris diffinis
      • Hyles >
        • Hyles gallii
        • Hyles euphorbiae
        • Hyles lineata
      • Pachylia >
        • Pachylia ficus
      • Proserpinus >
        • Proserpinus flavofasciata
        • Proserpinus gaurae
        • Proserpinus terlooii
      • Pseudosphinx >
        • Pseudosphinx tetrio
      • Sphecodina >
        • Sphecodina abbottii
      • Xylophanes >
        • Xylophanes falco
        • Xylophanes pluto
        • Xylophanes tersa
    • Smerinthinae >
      • Amorpha >
        • Amorpha juglandis
      • Pachysphinx >
        • Pachysphinx modesta
        • Pachysphinx occidentalis
      • Paonias >
        • Paonias excaecata
        • Paonias myops
        • Paonias astylus
      • Protambulyx >
        • Protambulyx strigilis
      • Smerinthus >
        • Smerinthus jamaicensis
        • Smerinthus cerisyi
    • Sphinginae >
      • Agrius >
        • Agrius cingulata
      • Ceratomia >
        • Ceratomia amyntor
        • Ceratomia hageni
        • Ceratomia undulosa
        • Ceratomia catalpae
      • Cocytius >
        • Cocytius antaeus
      • Dolba >
        • Dolba hyloeus
      • Isoparce >
        • Isoparce cupressi
      • Lapara >
        • Lapara coniferarum
        • Lapara bombycoides
      • Lintneria >
        • Lintneria eremitus
        • Lintneria istar
      • Manduca >
        • Manduca sexta
        • Manduca quinquemaculatus
        • Manduca occulta
        • Manduca rustica
        • Manduca jasminearum
      • Paratrea >
        • Paratrea plebeja
      • Sphinx >
        • Sphinx canadensis
        • Sphinx chersis
        • Sphinx dollii
        • Sphinx drupiferarum
        • Sphinx franckii
        • Sphinx gordius
        • Sphinx kalmiae
        • Sphinx luscitiosa
        • Sphinx poecila
  • Final Instar Larva Key
  • Hostplant Index
  • Parasitoids and Predators
  • Range
  • General Information
  • Sources and Acknowledgements
  • Other Resources
    • Sphingidae Publication Library