Gallium Sphinx
 
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Gallium Sphinx Moth

Common Name:  Gallium Sphinx or Bedstraw Hawk Moth

Latin Name:  Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775)

Wingspan:  75 mm

Range: Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Various

Time of year seen: Summer

Caterpillar's Diet:  Fireweed, Woodruff,  & Bedstraw

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Photo courtesy Edward H. Holsten, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
     
         
                    
         

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