TL: [Sweden]
Habitat
- Fallow land
- Glades
- Railway lines and embankments
- Sandy terrain
- Waysides
Similar species
63-76 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàBorinot verd 
ČeskyLišaj pryšcový 
DanskVortemælksværmer 
DeutschWolfsmilchschwärmer 
Eesti keelPiimalille-vöötsuru 
EnglishSpurge Hawk-moth EnglishSpurge Hawkmoth 
English (US)Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth 
EspañolEsfinge de la Lechetrezna 
FrançaisSphinx de l'Euphorbe 
HrvatskiMlječikin ljiljak 
ItalianoSfinge dell'euforbia 
LietuviųKarpažolinis sfinksas 
MagyarKutyatejszender 
NederlandsWolfsmelkpijlstaart 
PolskiZmrocznik wilczomleczek 
PortuguêsEsfínge‑da‑eufórbia 
SlovenčinaLišaj mliečnikový 
SuomeksiTyräkkikiitäjä 
SvenskaVitsprötad skymningssvärmare 
ΕλληνικάΝυχτοπεταλούδα της Ευφορβίας 
БългарскиМлечкова вечерница 
РусскийБражник молочайный 
УкраїнськаБражник молочайний 
ქართულირძიანას სფინქსი 
العربيةعثة الصقر الفربيون
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia baetica Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia biumbellata Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia characias Mediterranean spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia dendroides Tree spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia esula Leafy Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia paralias Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia segetalis Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia seguieriana Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia terracina - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia gerardiana Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia nicaeensis Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia wulfeni Onagraceae Fuchsia Fuchsia Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Common Knotgrass
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 Deilephila esulae Boisduval, 1834 Deilephila paralias Nickerl, 1837 Deilephila grentzenbergi Staudinger, 1855 Celerio vandalusica Ribbe, 1910 Deilephila etrusca Vérity, 1911 Celerio sinensis Closs, 1917 Celerio strasillai Stauder, 1921 Celerio rothschildi Stauder, 1928 Celerio subiacensis Dannehl, 1928 Celerio dolomiticola Stauder, 1930 Celerio filapjewi O.Bang-Haas, 1931 Celerio lucida Derzhavets, 1980
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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