title: Theretra alecto
text: # Theretra alecto
  
  Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  It is found in the Indomalayan realm and warm parts of the Palearctic realm, including extreme south-eastern Europe.
  
  ## Description
  
  The wingspan is 75–106 mm.
  
  * Male
  * Male ventral view
  * Female
  * Female ventral view
  * Pupa
  * Larva
  
  ## Biology
  
  The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.
  
  