Agrius convolvuli
Agrius convolvuli, the convolvulus hawk-moth, is a large hawk-moth. It is common throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, partly as a migrant. In New Zealand, it is also known as the kumara moth, and in the Māori language as hīhue.
| Agrius convolvuli | |
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| Feeding in flight | |
| Showing length of proboscis Both near Rila Monastery, Bulgaria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Agrius |
| Species: | A. convolvuli |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrius convolvuli | |
| Distribution (red – permanent; orange – migrant) | |
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