Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780

Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780

Hyles vespertilio is a species with 60–80 mm wingspan, found across parts of Europe and west Asia.

Family
Genus
Hyles
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780

This species has the scientific name Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780. Its wingspan measures 60 to 80 mm. It is distributed across central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, and the area stretching from Anatolia to the Caucasus.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Hyles

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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