Sphinx of the oak
The sphinx of the oak is a Lépidoptère pertaining to Sphingidae.
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Distribution: Morocco and west of the Europe until in minor Asia.
- Scale of the male: 40 to 50 Misters
- Period of flight: from May to August.
- Habitat: forests of oaks to 1500 Mr.
- Plant-hosts: Quercus .
It is a moth to the wings color of dead sheet.
Source
- PC. - Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide of the night butterflies of Europe and North Africa . Delachaux and Niestlé (Lausanne).