Biology:Hippotion rafflesii

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Short description: Species of moth

Raffles' striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rafflesii MHNT CUT 2010 0 263 Taiping, Perak Malaysia male dorsal.jpg
Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male upperside
Hippotion rafflesii MHNT CUT 2010 0 263 Taiping, Perak Malaysia male ventral.jpg
Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male underside
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. rafflesii
Binomial name
Hippotion rafflesii
Disputed. Authority is either (Moore 1858)[1] or (Butler, 1877)[2]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila rafflesii Moore, 1858
  • Chaerocampa theylia Hampson, 1893
  • Chaerocampa vinacea Hampson, 1893

Hippotion rafflesii, the Raffles' striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[3] It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India , Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China , Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines .[4]

Description

The wingspan is 56–70 mm.[5]

  • Female dorsal

  • Female ventral

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020183331/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/rafflesii.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ↑ "Hippotion rafflesii (Butler, 1877)". http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/66885. Retrieved December 15, 2018. 
  3. ↑ "Hippotion rafflesii (Moore, 1858)". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1250. Retrieved 5 July 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858)"]. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/80_BOMBYCOIDEA/07_SPHINGIDAE/3_Macroglossinae/25_Hippotion/Hippotion%20rafflesii%20rafflesii/Hippotion%20rafflesii%20rafflesii.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2016. 
  5. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858) -- Raffles' striated hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/h_raf.htm. Retrieved December 15, 2018. 
  • Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.

Wikidata ☰ Q2567997 entry




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