After a short pupal stage of only two weeks, the bedstraw hawkmoths (Hyles gallii) hatched this week. This Hyles flies in temperate Europe from France east to Western Siberia and the Russian Altai Mountains. Gallii has also been introduced in North America, where they have spread over a large area, from the Northeast throughout the Great Lakes region, west to British Colombia, Oregon and Washington State. Although this species can be locally fairly common, it is very rare or even absent in many parts of its distribution. Populations can establish themselves for a couple of years and disappear completely a few years later. Except in the north, they usually have two flights one in spring (May/June) and (a partial) one in summer (August/September). The wingspan is between six and a half and eight and a half centimeter.
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| Hyles gallii - Origin: Sweden |