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Occurrence of Hippotion celerio in the Carpathian Basin and surrounding regions

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A new publication has been published by authors Bálint Zsolt, Katona Gergely and Tóth Balázs titled 'A Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) ritka szender előfordulása a Kárpát-medencében és a környező régiókban (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)'.

About the study

The recently published study analyzes data from a specimen of Hippotion celerio in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum, presumably from Central Europe, and a recently collected specimen from Hungary. Based on these, it supplements historical and recent literature data for the region.

Source

A Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) ritka szender előfordulása a Kárpát-medencében és a környező régiókban (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) - Annales Musei Historico - Naturalis Hungarici Volume 117 Budapest, 2025 pp. 183-20

Affected species:

Hyles gallii - galajszender
Hyles livornica - sávos szender