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''Hyles tithymali'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in North Africa, the Canary Islands, Madeira, some islands in the Mediterranean Sea and in the mountains in Yemen. The length of the forewings is 45–85 mm. The larvae feed on Euphorbia. It is thought that ''Hyles tithymali'' had a much larger range in Europe, but has been pushed further south after the cooling ca. 3600 years ago. Its place has been taken over by Hyles euphorbiae, which is more resistant to the cold. Because of this, many isolated populations exist today, many of which have developed to distinct subspecies. ==Subspecies== The following subspecies are recognised: *''H. t. tithymali'' (Boisduval, 1834) (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura islands) *''H. t. mauretanica'' (Staudinger, 1871) (North Africa) *''H. t. deserticola'' (Staudinger, 1901) (North Africa) *''H. t. gecki'' (de Freina, 1991) (Madeira island) *''H. t. phaelipae'' Gil-T. & Gil-Uceda, 2007 (El Hierro and La Palma islands) *''H. t. himyarensis'' Meerman, 1988 (Yemen) *''H. t. cretica'' (Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998) (Creta island) *''H. t. gallaeci'' Gil-T., Requejo & Estévez, 2011 (NW. Iberian Peninsula, Galicia Region, Spain)) - The taxon ''sammuti'' (t. sammuti''(Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1998) ) according to molecular studies is a hybrid from ''H. euphorbiae x H. tithymali''. - ''Hyles tithymali cretica'' is regarded, according to authors, as a full species or as a hybrid from ''H. euphorbiae x H. tithymali''. - The taxonomic final status of ''H. t. gallaeci'' Gil-T., Requejo & Estévez, 2011 (larvae very similar to other taxa of the ''tithymali'' group) is awaiting a study molecular. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyles tithymali」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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