Hippotion hateleyi

Hippotion hateleyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Henderson Island.

Hippotion hateleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. hateleyi
Binomial name
Hippotion hateleyi
Holloway, 1990[1]

The length of the forewings is about 32 mm. It is superficially similar to Hippotion velox form rosea, but distinguishable by the strong orange ground colour.

References

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


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