Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

humming-bird hawk moth, conach foluana

on Galium, etc.

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 20.ix.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 14.vi.2022 © Laurens van der Linde

from the side

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Rubiaceae, oligophagous

Crucianella maritima; Galium aparine, mollugo, odoratum, sylvaticum, verum; Rubia peregrina, tinctorium.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Aarvik, Karsholt, Larsen & Schnack (1988a), Akkuzu, Ayberk & Inac (2007a), Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a), Corley (2005a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Fritsch, Stangelmaier, Top-Jensen & Bech (2014a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Lepiforum (2021), Meerman (1987a), Seven (2020a), Tugelea & Tugelea (2020b), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).