Hyles calida, the Hawaiian sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[2] It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. calida
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| Hyles calida | |
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The larvae feed on Acacia koa, Bobea elatior, Coprosma, Gardenia, Metrosideros, Pelea, Scaevola chamissoniana, Scaevola gaudichaudiana and Straussia. Adults feed on flowers of Lantana, Metrosideros and others.
Description edit
Larvae are about 60 mm long.
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Male dorsal view -
Male ventral view
Subspecies edit
- Hyles calida calida (Kauai, Oahu and Molokai)
- Hyles calida calida hawaiiensis Rothschild and Jordan, 1915 (Hawaii)
References edit
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles calida". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hyles calida (Butler, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
External links edit
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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