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INSECTS

Bedstraw Hawkmoth

Hyles gallii

Insects
NativeNocturnal
Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Adult
Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Caterpillar
Bedstraw Hawkmoth, photo 3 of 5
55–80 mmWingspan
35 mmLength

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae with a wingspan of 55–80 mm. Nocturnal. Lives in forests. Feeds on nectar.

There are 409 observations of Bedstraw Hawkmoth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie55
  2. Capitale-Nationale49
  3. Outaouais49
  4. Montérégie46
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent42
  6. Côte-Nord24
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine21
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue21
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  10. Laurentides16
  11. Nord-du-Québec15
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  13. Montréal15
  14. Centre-du-Québec12
  15. Mauricie7
  16. Lanaudière3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

What the caterpillar eats

Wine grapeVitis vinifera
Common evening-primroseOenothera biennis
Purpleleaf willowherbEpilobium coloratum
Common purslanePortulaca oleracea
Yellow Spring bedstrawGalium verum
False baby's breathGalium mollugo
European white birchBetula pendula
Farewell to springClarkia amoena
CleaversGalium aparine
Common plantainPlantago major

Similar species

Leafy Spurge HawkmothHyles euphorbiae
Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
Intermediate Hooded OwletCucullia intermedia
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba