Species of moth
| Willowherb hawkmoth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Sphingidae
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| Genus:
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Proserpinus
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| Species:
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P. proserpina
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| Binomial name
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Proserpinus proserpina
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| Synonyms
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- Sphynx proserpina Pallas, 1772
- Sphinx schieffermilleri Fuessly, 1779
- Sphinx oenotherae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Sphinx francofurtana Fabricius, 1781
- Proserpinus aenotheroides Butler, 1876
- Proserpinus proserpina attenuata Schultz, 1904
- Proserpinus proserpina brunnea Geest, 1903
- Proserpinus proserpina grisea Rebel, 1910
- Proserpinus proserpina infumata (Closs, 1911)
- Proserpinus proserpina schmidti Schmidt, 1914
- Pterogon proserpina gigas Oberthür, 1922
- Pterogon proserpina japetus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
- Pterogon proserpina maxima Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
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The willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) is a moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772.
Distribution
It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
Description
The wingspan is 36–60 mm.[3]
Biology
The larvae feed on Epilobium (including Epilobium hirsutum), Oenothera and Lythrum species.
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