Hippotion rafflesii

Hippotion rafflesii
Hippotion rafflesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species: H. rafflesii
Binomial name
Hippotion rafflesii
(Moore 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila rafflesii Moore, 1858
  • Chaerocampa vinacea Hampson, 1893

Hippotion rafflesii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.[2]

The wingspan is 56-70 mm. It is very similar in colour to Hippotion boerhaviae, but the upperside of the body and forewings is deeper brown. The hndwing upperside has an orange-pink tornal patch.

There are multiple generations per year in Hong Kong, with adults on wing from late April to late December. Adults are attracted to flowers, including members of the Ixora genus and Lantana camara.

Larvae feed on Impatiens species, but have also been recorded on Amaranthus species in Laos and Thailand.

Subspecies

  • Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii
  • Hippotion rafflesii dyokeae Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998 (Philippines)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/rafflesii.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/h_raf.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  • Pinhey, E (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.
This Macroglossini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.