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Hippotion echeclus

Hippotion echeclus, the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *

Hippotion echeclus
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. echeclus
Binomial name
Hippotion echeclus
(Boisduval, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choerocampa echeclus Boisduval, 1875
  • Chaerocampa elegans Butler, 1875

Distribution

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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

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The wingspan is 64–84 mm.

Biology

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Larvae have been recorded on Sesamum indicum and Monochoria hastaefolia in India and Eichhornia crassipes in Thailand.

References

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  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, [1875]) -- Black-based striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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