Hippotion boerhaviae

Hippotion boerhaviae
	Male dorsal view
	Male ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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, the pale striated hawkmoth, 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.

Female dorsal
Female ventral

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

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) -- Pale striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 April 2016). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) -- Pale striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 April 2016). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2018.