Talk:Hyles gallii
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The L Question[edit]
Does anyone know why this species is Hyles gallii with a double L, when the plant it is named after is Galium, with one L? --Stemonitis 21:02, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
- I don't know but that would be really nice to have in the trivia section if someone could find it. -- IvanTortuga 05:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe a lapsus; it it was in the original description, the ICZN makes it not really eaasy to correct these. The original description would need to be checked, which seems quite hard (as in "rare hardcopy") here. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 23:41, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
- Avoid trivia sections. Justin chat 18:59, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- It would belong into a taxonomy section or paragraph, sure enough. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 23:41, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
- Avoid trivia sections. Justin chat 18:59, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
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Hyles gallii, also known as the bedstraw hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775 and is found in North America, in Europe to the Arctic Circle, in Central Asia, and in Japan. This image shows a late-stage H. gallii caterpillar in Keila, Estonia. Caterpillars of the species can reach a length of 70 to 80 millimetres (2.8 to 3.1 in), with variable colouring. One type is olive green with cream spots and a reddish-brown head, while another is almost entirely black. Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
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