- Hippotion velox
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Hippotion velox Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Hippotion Species: H. velox Binomial name Hippotion velox
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]Synonyms - Sphinx velox Fabricius, 1793
- Sphinx phoenyx Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
- Sphinx vigil Guérin-Méneville, 1843
- Panacra rosea Rothschild, 1894
- Panacra pseudovigil Rothschild, 1894
- Panacra lignaria Walker, 1856
- Panacra lifuensis Rothschild, 1894
- Panacra griseola Rothschild, 1894
- Hippotion taiwanensis Riotte, 1975
- Hippotion tainanensis Clark, 1932
- Hippotion obanawae Matsumura, 1909
- Hippotion noel Clark, 1923
- Hippotion japenum Riotte, 1994
- Hippotion beddoesii Clark, 1922
- Choerocampa yorkii Boisduval, 1875
- Chaerocampa swinhoei Moore, 1866
Hippotion velox is a species of Sphingid moth or the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji and New Caledonia, north to Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern Japan.
The wingspan is 54-76 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Araceae, Convolvulaceae, Nyctaginaceae and Rubiaceae species, including Ipomoea, Boerhavia and Morinda species.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/velox.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Pinhey, E (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.
- The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography
- Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic
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