Biology:Hippotion batschii
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. batschii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippotion batschii (Keferstein, 1870)[1]
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Hippotion batschii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar .[2]
It is very similar to Hippotion saclavorum, but distinguishable by the darker reddish-brown colour of the upperside of the body and forewings. Only the fifth postmedian line is distinct and conspicuous on the forewing upperside.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020021534/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/batschii.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up.
- Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.
Wikidata ☰ Q2024344 entry
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