Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:58 a.m.
A very rare and local species throughout Belgium. Numbers can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
This species is considered Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Macroglossinae > Tribus: Macroglossini > Genus: Hyles > Species: Hyles gallii
- Vernacular names
- Walstropijlstaart (NL), Bedstraw Hawkmoth (EN), Le Sphinx de la Garance (FR), Labkrautschwärmer (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 22 (as Deilephila Galii [sic]). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as pupa underground, it suffers from the wet winters when many die.
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Flight periods
The adults are on the wing from late May towards end of August.
Habitat
It colonizes clearcuts, roadside verges, meadows, dunes etc...
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