Hippotion brennus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.[2]

Hippotion brennus
female dorsal
female ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. brennus
Binomial name
Hippotion brennus
(Stoll, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx brennus Stoll, 1782
  • Panacra maculiventris Miskin, 1891
  • Chaerocampa johanna Kirby, 1877
  • Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917
  • Hippotion novaebrittaniae Clark, 1932
  • Hippotion brennus viettei Darge, 1975
  • Hippotion brennus funebris Gehlen, 1926

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.