Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)

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Alice Springs MothsAedia leucomelas (Sweet Potato Leaf Worm) Australian Striped Hawk Moth (Hyles livornicoides) Bag-shelter Moth & Processionary Caterpillar Carpenter Moth (Endoxyla cinereus) Chasmina pulchra (White Beauty) Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) Cossid Moth (Endoxyla leucomochla) Endoxyla Moth (family Cossidae) Laced Day-Moth (Ipanica cornigera) Godart’s Hawkmoth (Agrius godarti) Helicoverpa punctigera (Australian Fruitworm) Leptocneria binotata Mocis alterna (Bean Looper Moth) Owlet Moth (Eudesmeola lawsoni) Owlet Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula) Sameodes cancellalis (Banded Pearl) Yeperenye / Yipirinya

Commonly known as the Convolvulus Hawk Moth (also spelt Convolvulus Hawk-moth), Agrius convolvuli is a large hawk-moth that is common throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand (partly as a migrant).

With a wingspan of between 80 to 105 mm, the colour of this hawkmoth is grayish in tone. The abdomen has broad gray dorsal stripes, with brown, pink and black bands edged with white. The hindwings are light gray with darker broad crosslines.

Attracted to light, they can often be seen around sunset and twilight. They are often killed by cars on the hightway at night.

The caterpillars are variable in colour from brown to green and black. The caterpillar has a range of plant food, including those in the family Araceae, Convolvulaceae, Leguminosae and Malvaceae.

The Convolvulus Hawk-moth pictured here was rescued from a swimming pool in Alice Springs.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Hexapoda
• Class: Insecta
• Informal: Pterygotes
• Order: Lepidoptera
• Unranked: Ditrysia
• Superfamily: Sphingoidea
• Family: Sphingidae
• Subfamily: Sphinginae
• Genus: Agrius
• Species: Agrius convolvuli

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Alice Springs MothsAedia leucomelas (Sweet Potato Leaf Worm) Australian Striped Hawk Moth (Hyles livornicoides) Bag-shelter Moth & Processionary Caterpillar Carpenter Moth (Endoxyla cinereus) Chasmina pulchra (White Beauty) Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) Cossid Moth (Endoxyla leucomochla) Endoxyla Moth (family Cossidae) Laced Day-Moth (Ipanica cornigera) Godart’s Hawkmoth (Agrius godarti) Helicoverpa punctigera (Australian Fruitworm) Leptocneria binotata Mocis alterna (Bean Looper Moth) Owlet Moth (Eudesmeola lawsoni) Owlet Moth (Ophiusa parcemacula) Sameodes cancellalis (Banded Pearl) Yeperenye / Yipirinya

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