Hyles gallii, the bedstraw hawk-moth or galium sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae with a wingspan reaching 55 to 80 mm. The moths, present in North America, Europe to the Arctic Circle, Central Asia and Japan, can be encountered at dusk feeding on flowers, but they are active by night up to the day light. The flight period extends from May to October usually in one generation, but in good years there can be a second generation.

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