Hippotion_rosae

<i>Hippotion rosae</i>

Hippotion rosae

Species of moth

Hippotion rosae is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Africa.[2]

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The length of the forewings is 40–43 mm for males and 41–45 mm for females and the wingspan is 74–99 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cissus species.

Subspecies

  • Hippotion rosae rosae
  • Hippotion rosae guichardi Carcasson, 1968 (Yemen, Socotra)

References

  1. [1]
    "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. [2]
    Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.


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