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Agrius convolvuli
The Convolvulus Hawk-moth, ''Agrius convolvuli'', is a large hawk-moth. It is common throughout Europe, Africa and Australia. partly as a migrant.
==Description and habits==
The wingspan is 80–105 mm. This hawkmoth's basic coloration is in grayish tones, but the abdomen has a broad gray dorsal stripe and pink and black bands edged with white on the sides. The hindwings are light gray with darker broad crosslines.
Its favorite time is around sunset and during the twilight, when it is seen in gardens hovering over the flowers. This moth is very attracted to light, so it is often killed by cars on highways. Its caterpillars eat the leaves of the ''Convolvulus'', hence its Latin name "convolvuli". Other recorded foodplants include a wide range of plants in the Araceae, Convolvulaceae, Leguminosae and Malvaceae families. It can be a pest of cultivated ''Ipomoea''. It feeds on the wing and has a very long proboscis (longer than its body) that enables it to feed on long trumpet-like flowers such as ''Nicotiana sylvestris''.〔Michael Chinery, Collins Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Western Europe〕
The caterpillars can be in a number of different colours. As well as brown (pictured below) they have been seen in bright green and black.
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