Biology:Hippotion roseipennis

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Short description: Species of moth

Hippotion roseipennis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. roseipennis
Binomial name
Hippotion roseipennis
(Butler, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Jordan, 1938 Butler, 1882
  • Jordan, 1930 Hippotion exclamationis
  • Diodosida roseipennis Fawcett, 1915
  • Hippotion exclamationis robur Hippotion exclamationis austrinum

Hippotion roseipennis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry areas from KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and south-western Ethiopia.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rhoicissus tridentata.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2131717 entry