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Deilephila
Sign in to saveThe genus Deilephila is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the phrase "elephant hawk moth". They include the elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor; the small elephant hawk moth (D. porcellus) and the Chitral elephant hawk moth (D. rivularis). The oleander hawk moth is sometimes classified in this genus as D. nerii, but sometimes treated in genus Daphnis.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Deilephila is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Daphnis nerii, Deilephila elpenor and Macroglossini.
Vinony files it under Macroglossini, Sphingidae genera and Taxa named by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySphingidae
Raupe des Mittleren Weinschwärmers Deilephila ist eine Gattung innerhalb der Schmetterlingsfamilie der Schwärmer (Sphingidae). Es sind vier Arten aus der Paläarktis bekannt, zwei davon kommen auch in Europa vor.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, FMNH, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), PSUC, NHMUK, USNM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Canada, United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, Chile, Argentina
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Macroglossinae
- Image
- Deilephila elpenor MHNT dos.jpg
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The genus Deilephila is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the phrase "elephant hawk moth". They include the elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor; the small elephant hawk moth (D. porcellus) and the Chitral elephant hawk moth (D. rivularis). The oleander hawk moth is sometimes classified in this genus as D. nerii, but sometimes treated in genus Daphnis.
left|thumb|250px|Oleander hawk moth caterpillar
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