Hippotion socotrensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry areas from eastern Kenya to southern Ethiopia and probably Somalia. It is also present on Socotra.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hippotion |
| Species: | H. socotrensis
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Subspecies
edit- Hippotion socotrensis socotrensis (Socotra)
- Hippotion socotrensis diyllus Fawcett, 1915 (dry areas from eastern Kenya to southern Ethiopia and probably Somalia)
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ 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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