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The Willowherb Hawkmoth (''Proserpinus proserpina'') is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.〔World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. (Proserpinus proserpina ). (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 31 July 2007.〕 The habitat mainly consists of damp, woodland clearings and edges of woods, especially in valleys. It is also found on sandy waste ground in and around towns. In the Alps, it can be found up to 1,500 meters, in Spain up to 2,000 meters and in Afghanistan up to 1,900 meters. ==Description== The wingspan is 36–60 mm. It is highly variable in size but the colour variation is minimal. It is generally a shade of green. Form ''schmidti'' has yellow-grey forewings and grey hindwings, form ''brunnea'' has a pale leatherish coloration with a reddish median band and form ''grisea'' has the green coloration entirely replaced by grey. In Europe, there is one generation per year with adults on wing in late May and early June. In the south of the range it is found in mid May and at higher altitudes in the Pyrenees it is on wing in June and July. There are two generations per year in North Africa, with adults on wing in March and again from June to July. The larvae feed on ''Epilobium'' (including ''Epilobium hirsutum'', ''Oenothera'' and ''Lythrum'' species. 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「Willowherb Hawkmoth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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