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A caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae), photographed in the Scrivia riverbed, in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. The larvae of this Europiean hawk moth eat the leaves and bracts of the leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata), which gives the species its common name.
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<div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><table class="toccolours floatright" style="width:300px;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th lang="en">Picture of the day </th></tr> <tr> <td class="toccolours" style="padding:0"><span><a href="Bruco_di_Sfinge_dell%27Euforbia_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="http://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/picture-of-the-daya-caterpillar-of-the-spurge-hawk-moth-hyles-euphorbiae-photographed-in-the-scrivia-riverbed-in-novi-ligure-piedmont-italy-the-larvae-of-this-europiean-hawk-moth-eat-the.jpg" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744"></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="description en">A caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (<i>Hyles euphorbiae</i>), photographed in the Scrivia riverbed, in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. The larvae of this Europiean hawk moth eat the leaves and bracts of the leafy spurge (<i>Euphorbia virgata</i>), which gives the species its common name.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>

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Picture of the day
A caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae), photographed in the Scrivia riverbed, in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. The larvae of this Europiean hawk moth eat the leaves and bracts of the leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata), which gives the species its common name.

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Picture of the day
A caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae), photographed in the Scrivia riverbed, in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. The larvae of this Europiean hawk moth eat the leaves and bracts of the leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata), which gives the species its common name.

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Picture of the day
A caterpillar of the spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae), photographed in the Scrivia riverbed, in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. The larvae of this Europiean hawk moth eat the leaves and bracts of the leafy spurge (Euphorbia virgata), which gives the species its common name.

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