Biology:Hippotion aporodes

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Short description: Species of moth

Hippotion aporodes
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Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. aporodes
Binomial name
Hippotion aporodes
Rothschild & Jordan, 1910[1]
Synonyms
  • Hippotion horus Röber, 1921
  • Hippotion aporodes nigrofasciata Aurivillius, 1925

Hippotion aporodes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Ivory Coast to the Congo Basin and Uganda.[2]

References

  • Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.

Wikidata ☰ Q2164636 entry