The Ash Hawkmoth, Dolbina elegans, is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...

 family. It is found from Ukraine

Ukraine

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, Moldavia

Moldavia

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, through eastern Romania

Romania

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 and eastern and southern Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, northern Greece

Greece

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, western and southern Turkey

Turkey

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 to northern Syria

Syria

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, western Jordan

Jordan

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, Israel

Israel

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, northern Iraq

Iraq

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 and northern Iran

Iran

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 ). There are two to three generations per year. Adults are on wing from April/May to early September. In Europe they are mainly found in July and in April in southern Bulgaria.

The larvae probably feed on Fraxinus species.

External links

• Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic