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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Macroglossum stellatarum
Macroglossum stellatarum(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Macroglossinae
  3. Macroglossini
  4. Macroglossina
  5. Macroglossum
  6.  stellatarum
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TL: [Europe]

Habitat

  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Parks
  • Waysides

MU
FU

43-74 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBufaforats
    ČeskyDlouhozobka svízelová
    DanskDuehale
    DeutschTaubenschwänzchen
    Eesti keelPäevasuru
    EnglishHummingbird Hawk-moth
    EnglishHummingbird Hawkmoth
    EspañolCola de Paloma
    EspañolPolilla esfinge colibrí
    FrançaisMoro-Sphinx
    FrançaisSphinx du Caille-Lait
    HrvatskiObična golupka
    ÍslenskaKólibrísvarmi
    ItalianoSfinge colibrì
    ItalianoSfinge del galio
    LietuviųIlgaliežuvis sfinksas
    MagyarKacsafarkú szender
    NederlandsKolibrievlinder
    NorskDagsvermer
    PolskiFruczak gołąbek
    PortuguêsEsfinge-colibri
    SlovenčinaLišaj marinkový
    SlovenščinaVelerilec
    SrpskiОбична голупка
    SuomeksiIsopäiväkiitäjä
    SvenskaStörre dagsvärmare
    TürkçeGüvercinkuyruklu Atmaca Güvesi
    ΕλληνικάΔαμαλάκι
    ΕλληνικάΕπτάστηθος
    ΕλληνικάΚοχεκυλίς
    ΕλληνικάΧαμπαρολόγος
    БългарскиГълъбова опашка
    РусскийЯзыкан мареновый
    РусскийЯзыкан обыкновенный
    РусскийЯзыкан темнокрылый
    УкраїнськаЯзикан звичайний
    ქართულიგრძელხორთუმა სფინქსი
    中文小豆长喙天蛾
    日本語ホウジャク
    한국어꼬리박각시
    ייִדישרפרף הדבקה
    العربيةعثة الصقر الطنانة
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RubiaceaeGalium mollugoHedge Bedstraw
    RubiaceaeGalium sylvaticumWood Bedstraw
    RubiaceaeGalium verumLady's Bedstraw
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeCentaureaKnapweed
    CaryophyllaceaeStellariaStitchwort
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Sphingidae of the Western PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Almaceda

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoGreece, Ρόδος

Adult, upperside.

Walter ReisGermany, Ingolstadt

Adult, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Łączna

Adult.

Philippe MoniotteBelgium

Resting adult.

Marek BartczakCyprus, Πάφος

Larva.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Славянка

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva, green form.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Mielno

Larva, green form.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva, brown form.

Michael BorschGermany

Pupa.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Nová Dedinka

Pupae.

Jeroen VoogdNetherlands

Pupa.

Franziska BauerGermany, Dresden

Egg.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Egg.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Мраморне
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