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Agrius convolvuli

The Liseron sphinx ( Agrius convolvuli ) is a species of lepidoptera (butterflies) of the sphingidae family, the subfamily of the sphinginae, the tribe of the acherontiini and the genus Agrius .
It is a migrant species present in Eurasia, Africa and Oceania.

The Liseron sphinx is a large butterfly whose scale varies from 80 to 120 mm [ first ] , that we meet at dusk. It is particularly recognizable by its extremely precise theft, comparable to that of the Moro-Sphinx and that of the flies. It is visible from May to June for spring migration from southern and August to October for the partial indigenous generation [ 2 ] .

Apart from its particular flight, the Liseron sphinx has the characteristic of having a very long trompe, whose size, larger than the body, is between 8 and 10 cm and can reach 13 cm de long [ 3 ] , which allows him, without ever posing, to take the nectar from the bottom of the deepest corollas. The Liseron sphinx is a fogger, which participates in the pollination of flowers.

  • Face ventrale duveteuse, claire à deux taches noires.

    Fluffy ventral face, clear with two black spots.

  • Longue trompe déroulée quand il butine (ici, des phlox).

    Long trumpet unrolled when he fouls (here, phlox).

  • Les yeux sont, comme chez de nombreux papillons nocturnes, cachés sous la tête, ainsi mieux protégés de la lumière solaire.

    The eyes are, as in many night butterflies, hidden under the head, thus better protected from solar light.

  • Un sphinx du liseron, en Bulgarie. Juillet 2017.

    A sphinx of Liseron, in Bulgaria. .

  • Un sphinx du liseron avec une fleur. Juillet 2022.

    A sphinx of the binding with a flower. .

Its very aerodynamic shape makes it one of the most powerful Volateurs capable of reaching peaks at 100 km/h or maintaining cruising speed of around 50 km/h on a long journey. It is this quality that allows it to easily cross the Mediterranean and then the Alps and to spread across Europe to Scandinavia. These large travelers migrate into small groups. During these migrations, the female lays as soon as she meets a favorable environment housing binding. The laying can contain up to 1,000 eggs of reduced size (1 mm ) [ 3 ] .

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Chenille [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Its caterpillar, very variable, green or brown with whitish and dark oblique side streaks [ first ] , is large (110 mm ). It has a small sharp horn which can be yellow with the black or entirely black apex. She eventually bursts underground to develop an underground lodge the size and shape of a hen egg in which the transformation in chrysalis will take place [ 3 ] .

  • Chenille de teinte verte.

    Green shade caterpillar.

  • Chenille de teinte brune.

    Brown shade caterpillar.

Chrysalis [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Its reddish brown chrysal is characterized by a very long sheath, clearly visible, protecting the trunk [ first ] .

  • Chrysalide.

The Imagos usually fly in Europe in two generations from April to August but they can also be present in September.

It is a subtropical migratory butterfly.

Distribution area.
Red: permanent areas
Yellow: migration areas

He is a resident in Africa, Asia, and Australasia and migratory in Europe [ 4 ] .

In mainland France, he is present as a migratory in almost all departments [ 5 ] including Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

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It meets near the edges, in meadows, parks and gardens.

Its host plants are Convolvulus , in Europe, the binding of fields ( Ipolvulus arvensis ) and the hedges binding ( Calystegia fences ), of the Rumex and Iodine [ 4 ] . Outside Europe, on his original lands, he lives on the sweet potato ( Ipomoea potatoes , Convollacées), and, more rarely, on beans ( Phaseolus spp , Fabaceae) [ 3 ] .

  • In French: mainly the Liseron sphinx [ 6 ] , [ 7 ] , [ 5 ] , and sometimes the sphinx with beef horn [ 8 ] , [ 9 ] , the SPHINX of the sweet potato [ ten ] or the potato sphinx [ 9 ] .
  • In English : convolvulus hawkmoth [ 11 ] . The caterpillar is called sweatpotato hornworm [ twelfth ] , like that of Agrius cingulata [ 13 ] .
  • In German : Swarmer [ 11 ] .
  • In Spanish : Sphinx of tangles [ 11 ] .

The species Agrius convolvuli was described by the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné in 1758, under the initial name of Sphinx convolvuli [ 14 ] .

Synonyms [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

  • Sphinx convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) — protonyme
  • Sphinx the Dhiba (Fabricius, 1798) [ 4 ] .
  • Sphinx potatoes Ménétriés, 1857 [ 15 ]
  • Sphinx roseafasciata Koch, 1865 [ 16 ]
  • Sphinx pseudoconvolvuli Show, 1870 [ 17 ]
  • Protoparce distans Butler, 1876 [ 18 ]
  • Protoparce orientalis Butler, 1876 [ 19 ]
  • Sphinx Bata Christ, 1882
  • Sphinx nigricans Cannaviello, 1900
  • Agrius ichangensis Tutt, 1904
  • Agrius javanensis Tutt, 1904
  • Agrius tahitiensis Tutt, 1904
  • Protoparce indic A clash, 1913
  • Herse marshallensis Clark, 1922
  • Hernse and Ihoenis Clark, 1922
  • Herse aksuensis O. Bang-Haas, 1927

List of subspecies [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

According Catalogue of Life (August 17, 2014) [ 20 ] :

  1. ↑ A B and C Heiko Bellmann, Vigot Guide of Insects and the main Arachnids, Vigot, 2000, p 364
  2. ↑ L.N. Peremp , F. Spill and Marcus Rauch , Butterflies from the Northern Vosges Biosphere Reserve , Eguelshardt, Cicogna, 33 (N. sp.), , 324 p. (ISBN  978-2-9533006-1-1 ) , p. 124 .
  3. ↑ A B C and D Heiko Bellmann, what is this butterfly? Nathan 2003, p 94
  4. ↑ A B and C funet
  5. ↑ a et b Spleen’net .
  6. ↑ MNHN & OFB [ED]. 2003-Print. National Natural Heritage Inventory (INPN), website: https://inpn.mnhn.fr, accessed October 22, 2018
  7. ↑ Les Sphingdae de France .
  8. ↑ Hippolyte Lucas – 1834 Natural History of European Lepidoptera – P.115
  9. ↑ a et b (in) ‘ Agrius convolvuli (HERSCO)[Overview]» , on EPPO Global Database , European and Mediterranean Organization for the Protection of Plants (OEPP) (consulted the ) .
  10. ↑ ‘ Yam » , on Culture defense guide in Chad (consulted the ) .
  11. ↑ A B and C (in) Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic .
  12. ↑ (in) Helen Tsatsia & Grahame Jackson, ‘ Sweetpotato hornworm (027)» , on Pacific Pests and Pathogens – Fact Sheets , (consulted the ) .
  13. ↑ (in) ‘ Agrius» , on funet.fi (consulted the ) .
  14. ↑ Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) first : 435.
  15. ↑ Ménétriés, 1857; Cat. the p. Petersb. 2: 90
  16. ↑ Koch, 1865; Indo.-Ausral. Lep.-Fauna:
  17. ↑ Schaufista, 1870; Never idle, 1: 15
  18. ↑ Butler, 1876; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19) : 609
  19. ↑ Butler, 1876; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19) : 609, pl. 91, f. 16-17
  20. ↑ Catalogue of Life Checklist , accessed August 17, 2014

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Bibliography [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

  • P.C. Rougeot, P. Viette, Nocturnal butterfly guide in Europe and North Africa , Delachaux and Niestlé, Lausanne 1978.

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