Hyles x apocyni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
| Hyles apocyni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hyles |
| Species: | H. x apocyni
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyles x apocyni (Shchetkin, 1956)[1]
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The larvae feed on Apocynum species. While a close relationship to Hyles chamyla has long been suspected, a combination of DNA sequencing and comparative morphology places this species as a hybrid of Hyles chamyla with Hyles hippophaes bienerti.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hyles x apocyni". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ Patzold, Franziska; Marabuto, Eduardo; Daneck, Hana; O'Neill, Mark; Kitching, Ian; Hundsdoerfer, Anna (2021-05-17). "The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla: Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?". Diversity. 13 (5). MDPI: 213. doi:10.3390/d13050213. hdl:10141/622944. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
External links
edit- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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