Hippotion scrofa

Hippotion scrofa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. scrofa
Binomial name
	Hippotion scrofa; (Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
	Deilephila scrofa Boisduval, 1832 ; Chaerocampa scrofa Walker, 1856 ; Chaerocampa bernardus Koch, 1865 ; Chaerocampa ignea Butler, 1875 ; Deilephila porcia Wallengren, 1860 ;

Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Description

The wingspan is about 70 mm. It is similar to Hippotion brennus and Hippotion joiceyi but distinguishable from the former by the lack of paired subdorsal white spots on the abdomen and from the latter by the lack of a dorsal white median line on the thorax.

Male dorsal
Male ventral
Female dorsal
Female ventral

Biology

Larvae feed on Epilobium, Coprosma repens, Ipomoea and Fuchsia.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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