Hippotion boerhaviae

Hippotion boerhaviae
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Hippotion
Species: H. boerhaviae
Binomial name
Hippotion boerhaviae
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775
  • Sphinx octopunctata Gmelin, 1790
  • Sphinx vampyrus Fabricius, 1787

Hippotion boerhaviae is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Thailand, south-eastern China (Hong Kong and Guangdong), Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, eastern Australia and New Caledonia.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 50–68 mm.

Biology

Adults sometimes visit flowers. They may travel long distances, either voluntary or involuntary.

The larvae mainly feed on Oldenlandia and Spermacoce species. In India, they have been recorded on Impatiens species, Spermacoce stricta, Spermacoce hispida, Glossostigma spathulatum, Boerhavia repens and Boerhavia diffusa. The host plant is Pentas lanceolata in Australia. The larvae are green with black and white spots along each side.

The pupa is silvery brown, with a row of black spots along each side.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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