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Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Choerocampina (subtribe)/  Hyles (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Esper, 1780)
Citation:Sphinx livornica
Original genus:Sphinx
Publication:Esper E. J. C. 1778–1786. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Die Abendschmetterlinge.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:88, 196; pl. 8, fig. 4
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15834205
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Hyles livornica (1)
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Azores, Canary Islands, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Madeira, South Europe. Migratory species.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 249
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Bahrain Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 131
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Burkina Faso Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Fogo Bauer E. & Traub B. 1980. Zur Macrolepidopterenfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. Teil 1: Sphingidae und Arctiidae. page 247
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Maio Tennent W. J. & Russell P. J. C. 2015. Notes on some hawk-moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the Cape Verde Islands. page 109
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Boavista Tennent W. J. & Russell P. J. C. 2015. Notes on some hawk-moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from the Cape Verde Islands. page 109
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Brava Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 497
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Bauer E. & Traub B. 1980. Zur Macrolepidopterenfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. Teil 1: Sphingidae und Arctiidae. page 247
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde São Vicente Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 17
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Sal Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 17
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cabo Verde Santiago Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 17
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Cameroon Darge Ph. 1973b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae récoltés dans le Nord Cameroun par M. le Docteur G. Nonveiller. page 61
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Chad Tibesti Heppner J. B. 2008. Tibestei: Pleistocene refugium of the Sahara and its Lepidoptera. page 75
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Turlin B. 1996b. Faune lépidoptérologique de l'Archipel des Comores (Océan Indien), (Rhopalocères, Sphingidae, Attacidae) (9). page 337
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Eritrea Le Cerf F. 1924a. Contribution à la faune des Lépidoptères de l'Erythrée. page 210
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Ethiopia Strand E. 1911d. Tagfalter und Schwärmer aus Abyssinien, gesammelt von Herrn A. Kostlan. page 94
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Gabon Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2004. Complément à la connaissance des Sphinx du Gabon (Lep. Sphingidae). page 92
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Gambia page R. Goff
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Kenya Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 112
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Madagascar Mabille P. 1880a. Recensement des Lépidoptères Hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar. page 296 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Mauritania Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 18
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Mozambique Bąkowski M., László G. M. & Takano H. 2020. A contribution to the knowledge of the Sphingidae fauna of Mozambique. page 70
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Nigeria Delf B. H. & Harris K. M. 1964. Notes on Nigerian hawkmoths. page 153
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 152
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Rwanda Turlin B. 2023. Liste des Sphinx répertoriés au Rwanda. page 31
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 152
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Somalia Druce H. 1900. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Peel, C. V. A., On a collection of insects and arachnids made in 1895 and 1897 by Mr. C. V. A. Peel, F. Z. S., in Somaliland with descriptions of new species. page 20
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) South Africa Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 165
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 287
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Händel J. 1998. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin – ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schwärmerfauna des südlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 382
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) South Africa Mpumalanga van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 26
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Sudan Warren W. & Rothschild W. 1905. Lepidoptera from the Sudan. page 22
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Tanzania Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 112
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 6
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 6
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 18
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Yemen Socotra Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 112
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Yemen Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 494
Plant note:

On the buds, flowers and green seed-capsules (see J. S. Taylor 1949: 86).

Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Aloe sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Aloe striata Xanthorrhoeaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 86
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Antirrhinum sp. Plantaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Asphodelus fistulosus Xanthorrhoeaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Asphodelus sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae Saudi Arabia Walker D. H. & Pittaway A. R. 1987. Insects of Eastern Arabia. page 52–53
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Asphodelus tenuifolius Xanthorrhoeaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Boerhavia elegans Nyctaginaceae Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 268
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Boerhavia helenae Nyctaginaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 89
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Boerhavia sp. Nyctaginaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 95
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Boerhavia sp. Nyctaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Bulbine asphodeloides Xanthorrhoeaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 86
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Bulbine sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Calligonum comosum Polygonaceae Tunisia Dumont C. 1926b. Les chenilles du Calligonum comosum, L'Héritier. page 222
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Calligonum sp. Polygonaceae Saudi Arabia Walker D. H. & Pittaway A. R. 1987. Insects of Eastern Arabia. page 52
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Emex spinosa Polygonaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Euphorbia hirta Euphorbiaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 95
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Galium sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Misopates orontium Plantaginaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 89
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Oldenlandia sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Portulaca sp. Portulacaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Prunus sp. Rosaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Rumex sp. Polygonaceae Saudi Arabia Walker D. H. & Pittaway A. R. 1987. Insects of Eastern Arabia. page 52–53
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Rumex sp. Polygonaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Trichodesma africanum Boraginaceae Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 88
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Undefined polyphagous Undefined South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 71
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Valeriana officinalis Caprifoliaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 180
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Valeriana sp. Caprifoliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) Vitis sp. Vitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as lineata)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Hyles koechlini (Fuessly, 1781) (Fuessly, 1781) species Synonym Sphinx koechlini
Hyles libornica Weiler, 1880 Weiler, 1880 species Misapplied Hyles libornica
Hyles malgassica (Denso, 1944) (Denso, 1944) species Synonym Celerio malgassica
Hyles obscurata (Niepelt, 1922) (Niepelt, 1922) species Misapplied Celerio obscurata
Hyles perlimbata (Abbayes, 1931) (Abbayes, 1931) species Misapplied Celerio perlimbata
Hyles renneri Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998 Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998 species Synonym Hyles renneri
Hyles saharae (Gehlen, 1932) (Gehlen, 1932) species Synonym Celerio saharae
Hyles tatsienluica (Oberthür, 1916) (Oberthür, 1916) species Synonym Celerio tatsienluica