Name: Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Scientific name: Agrius convolvuli

Type: Moths and Butterflies

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Hawk moths, Sphinx moths, and Hornworms

Color: Grey

Habitat: Farms,Fields

Nature Reserves: Irkaya

Size: 80-105 mm




Conservation status:

Resident Breeder


Description:

Insect follows Sphingidae family, and Lepidoptera order. Wing is grey; abdomen is black, rose and white lines. Wing is about 80-105 mm long. Larvas attack bindweed leaves and some plants of Convolvulaceae, Araceae , and Leguminosae.