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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Agrius convolvuli
Agrius convolvuli(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Sphinginae
  3. Sphingini
  4. Acherontiina
  5. Agrius
  6.  convolvuli
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TL: [Europe]

Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Fields
  • Gardens

Similar species

  • Agrius cingulata
MU

83-130 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBorinot de les corretjoles
    CatalàBorinot gris
    ČeskyLišaj svlačcový
    DanskSnerlesværmer
    DeutschWindenschwärmer
    Eesti keelKassitapusuru
    EnglishConvolvulus Hawk-moth
    EnglishConvolvulus Hawkmoth
    EspañolEsfinge de las Enredadoras
    FrançaisSphinx du liseron
    HrvatskiSlakov ljiljak
    ÍslenskaKóngasvarmi
    ItalianoSfinge del convolvolo
    LietuviųVijoklinis sfinksas
    MagyarFolyófűszender
    NederlandsWindepijlstaart
    NorskVindelsvermer
    PolskiZawisak powojowiec
    SlovenčinaLišaj pupencový
    SlovenščinaSlakov veščec
    SuomeksiKiertokiitäjä
    SvenskaÅkervindesvärmare
    БългарскиПоветицова вечерница
    РусскийБражник вьюнковый
    УкраїнськаБражник березковий
    ქართულიხვართქლას სფინქსი
    中文甘薯天蛾
    日本語エビガラスズメ
    한국어박각시
    ייִדישרפרף החבלבל
    العربيةدودة قرن البطاطا الحلوة
    العربيةعثة الصقر اللبلاب
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ConvolvulaceaeCalystegia sepiumGreat Bindweed
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulusBindweed
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Sphinx convolvuliLinnaeus, 1758
    Agrius ichangensisTutt, 1904
    Agrius javanensisTutt, 1904
    Agrius tahitiensisTutt, 1904
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Sphingidae of the Western PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    The insects of Papua IndonesiaJan Moonen
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Ryan BrookesIndia, Western Ghats

Adult.

FotoopaBelgium

Adult.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult.

Anna TesarewiczPoland, Opole

Adult.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva, green form.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic, Uničov

Larva, brown form.

Eugeniusz TrybałaPoland, Hel

Larva, yellow form.

Walter Schön?

Larva, brown form.

László TurcsányiHungary, Kiskunfélegyháza

Larva.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Pasohlávky

Pupa.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Pasohlávky

Pupae overwintering in the ground.

Paweł PolcikiewiczPoland

Pupa.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín
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