Biology:Hippotion echeclus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hippotion |
| Species: | H. echeclus
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| Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, 1875)[1]
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Hippotion echeclus, the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *
Distribution
It is known from southern and eastern India , Myanmar, Thailand, south-eastern China , southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Sumba) and the Philippines (Luzon, Bohol).[2]
Description
The wingspan is 64–84 mm.
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Female ventral
Biology
Larvae have been recorded on Sesamum indicum and Monochoria hastaefolia in India and Eichhornia crassipes in Thailand.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/echeclus.html.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, [1875) -- Black-based striated hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/h_ech.htm. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2367858 entry
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