Theretra alecto
Introduction '''''Theretra alecto''''', the '''Levant hawk moth''', is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.
Distribution It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.
Description The wingspan is 75–106 mm.Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 236 Ksara Liban male dorsal.jpg|MaleTheretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 236 Ksara Liban male ventral.jpg|Male ventral viewTheretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra female dorsal.jpg|FemaleTheretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra India female ventral.jpg|Female ventral viewTheretra alecto pupa.jpg|PupaTheretra alecto larva.jpg|Larva
Biology The larvae feed on ''Vitis'' and ''Parthenocissus'' species.
References
External links ** "06868 ''Theretra alecto'' (Linnaeus, 1758)". ''Lepiforum e.V.''