Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Bombycoidea Sphingidae Macroglossinae

• Hippotion aporodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1912 Tropical Africa. See [maps]

  • Hippotion aporodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1912; Novit. Zool. 19 (1): 135
    • = ?Hippotion celerio ; [HMCSA]
  • horus (Röber, 1921)
    • = ; [HMW]
  • nigrofasciata (Aurivillius, 1925)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion aporodes, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion aporodes; [HMW]
• Hippotion aurora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

  • Hippotion aurora, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion aurora; [HMW]
  • H. a. delicata Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 Farquhar I.

    • Hippotion aurora delicata Rothschild & Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 293; TL: Farquhar Island, N.E. of Madagascar

    • Hippotion aurora delicata; [HMW]
  • H. a. gloriosana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 Gloriosa I.

    • Hippotion aurora gloriosana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 293, pl. 20, f. 4; TL: Gloriosa Island, N.W. of Madagascar

    • Hippotion aurora gloriosana; [HMW]
• Hippotion balsaminae (Walker, 1856) Africa. See [maps] Balsam Striped Hawk

  • Choerocampa balsaminae Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 138; TL: Natal
  • ?Sphinx pinastrina Martyn, 1797; Psyche: pl. 29, f. 81, pl. 30, f. 85
  • Sphinx pinastrina Butler, 1876; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19): 556
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion balsaminae, African Moths [AFM]

  • ?Xylophanes pinastrina; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 18, pl. 87, f. 2
  • Theretra pinastrina;
  • Hippotion balsaminae; [HMW]

  Larva on Jussiaea repens, Impatiens ? [HMCSA]

• Hippotion batschii (Keferstein, 1870)

  • humilis (Butler, 1879)

  • Hippotion batschii, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion batschii; [HMW]
• Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) India - Solomon Islands, Australia, Japan. See [maps]

  • Sphinx boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 542
  • Sphinx vampyrus Fabricius, 1787
  • ?minus (Fabricius)
  • Sphinx octopunctata Gmelin, 1790; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (edn 13) 1 (5): 2386

  • Hippotion boerhaviae, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion boerhaviae, Moths of Borneo [MOB]
  • Hippotion boerhaviae, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Hippotion boerhaviae, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion boerhaviae; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, 756; [HMW]

  Larva on Oldenlandia

• Hippotion brennus (Stoll, 1782) Australia. See [maps]

  • Sphinx brennus Stoll, 1782
  • Chaerocampa[sic] johanna Kirby, 1877
  • Panacra maculiventris Miskin, 1891
  • Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 20 (118): 307; TL: Dutch New Guinea, Central Arfak Mts., 3500ft
    • = ; [HMW]
  • Hippotion funebris Gehlen, 1926
  • Hippotion novaebrittaniae Clark, 1932
  • Hippotion viettei Darge, 1975
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion brennus, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion brennus, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  • Hippotion brennus; [HMW]
• Hippotion brunnea (Semper, 1896) Buru

  • Panacra buruensis Rothschild, 1899; Novit. Zool. 6 (1): 69; TL: Buru

  • Hippotion brunnea; [HMW]
• Hippotion butleri (Saalmüller, 1884)

  • Hippotion butleri, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion butleri; [HMW]
• Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) SEU, AF, tr, AC, AS, Australia, New Zealand. See [maps] Etelänkiitäjä Silver-striped Hawk-moth Silver Striped Hawk Grape-vine hawk-moth Vine Hawk Moth Weinstockschwärmer Grand Sphinx de la Vigne Esfinge de la Parra csíkos szender

  • Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 491
  • Sphinx tisiphone Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 492
  • Phalaena inquilinus Harris, [1780]; Expos. Ins.: 93
  • Elpenor phoenix Oken, 1815; Lehrbuch Naturgesch. 3 (Zool.) (1): 760
  • Hippotion ocys Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): 135
  • augustii (Trimoulet, 1858)
  • Deilephila albolineata Montrouzier, 1864; Ann. Soc. linn. Lyon (n.s.) 11: 250
  • brunnea (Tutt, 1904)
  • pallida (Tutt, 1904)
  • unicolor (Tutt, 1904)
  • Hippotion sieberti Closs, 1910
  • Hippotion rosea Closs, 1911
  • Hippotion luecki Closs, 1912

  • Hippotion celerio, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion celerio, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Hippotion celerio, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Hippotion celerio, Moths of Borneo [MOB]
  • Hippotion celerio, African Moths [AFM]
  • Hippotion celerio, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
  • Hippotion celerio, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Hippotion celerio, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]
  • Hippotion celerio, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion celerio; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 16, pl. 84, f. 4; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, 751; [HMW]

  Larva on Vitis , Galium , Epilobium , Linaria , Daucus , Rumex , Lonicera , Fuchsia [BSW], Galium verum, Colocasia esculenta, Vitis vinifera, Parthenocissus [Don Herbison-Evans]

  Larva on Vitis , Cissus , Impatiens [HMCSA]

• Hippotion chloris Rothschild & Jordna, 1907

  • Hippotion chloris; [HMW]
• Hippotion commatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 Rook I.

  • Hippotion commatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 290, pl. 20, f. 3; TL: Rook Island

  • Hippotion commatum; [HMW]
• Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915

  • Hippotion dexippus, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion dexippus; [HMW]
• Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, [1875]) Hong Kong, India - Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumba. See [maps]

  • Choerocampa echeclus Boisduval, [1875]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères, 1: 233
  • elegans (Butler, 1875)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion echeclus, Moths of Borneo [MOB]
  • Hippotion echeclus, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion echeclus; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, 754; [HMW]

  Larva on Boerhavia , Sesamum , Monochoria [MOB3], 172

• Hippotion eson (Cramer, [1779]) South Africa, E.Africa, C.Africa, Uganda. See [maps] Common Striped Hawk

  • Sphinx eson Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 57, pl. 226, f. c
  • gracilis (Butler, 1875)
  • luridus (Gehlen, 1944)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion gracilis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion eson; [HMW]

  Larva on Ampelopsis , Richardia , Caladium , Impatiens [HMCSA]

• Hippotion geryon (Boisduval, [1875])

  • Hippotion geryon, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion geryon; [HMW]
• Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968

  • albolineata (Griveaud, 1959); (preocc.)

  • Hippotion griveaudi, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion griveaudi; [HMW]
• Hippotion hateleyi Holloway, 1990

  • Hippotioin hateleyi; [HMW]
• Hippotion irregularis (Walker, 1856) W.Africa, C.Africa, Tanganyika. See [maps] Irregular Striped Hawk

  • Pergesa irregularis Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 152; TL: West Africa
  • Theretra crossei Rothschild, 1896; Novit. Zool. 3 (1): 22; TL: Assaba, Lower Niger

  • Hippotion irregularis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion irregularis; [HMW]
• Hippotion isis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Africa?

  • Hippotion isis; [HMW]
• Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922

  • Hippotion joiceyi; [HMW]
• Hippotion leucophalus Röber, 1929

  • Hippotion leucophalus; [HMW]
• Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926 Tanganyika

  • canens (Jordan, 1926)
    • = ; [HMW]
  • nuimaculata (Zhu & Wang, 1997)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion moorei, African Moths [AFM]
  • Hippotion moorei, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion moorei; [HMW]
• Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823) AF, Madagascar, Seychells, Komori, Spain. See [maps] Osiriskiitäjä Large Striped Hawk-moth Osiris-Schwärmer Le Deiléphile Osyris

  • Deilephila osiris Dalman, 1823; Analecta Entomologica: 48; TL: Africa

  • Hippotion osiris, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion osiris, African Moths [AFM]
  • Hippotion osiris, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion osiris; [HMW]

  Larva on Vitis , Fuchsia , Daucus , Epilobium , Rumex , Impatiens [BSW], Cissus , Richardsonia [HMCSA]

• Hippotion paukstadti Cadiou, 1995

  • Hippotion paukstadti; [HMW]
• Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910

  • somalicum (Jordan, 1916)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion pentagramma, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion pentagramma; [HMW]
• Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989

  • Hippotion psammochroma; [HMW]
• Hippotion rafflesii (Butler, 1877) Hong Kong, ..., Ceylon. See [maps]

  • Choerocampa rafflesii Butler, 1877; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 9 (19): 556
  • Chaerocampa vinacea Hampson, 1893; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9: 57, pl. 157, f. 26; TL: Ceylon

  • Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Isoples rafflesii; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 19, pl. 84, f. 3
  • Hippotion rafflesii; [HMW]
  • H. r. dyokeae Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998

    • Hippotion rafflesii dyokeae; [HMW]
• Hippotion rebeli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 E.Africa, Sudan. See [maps] Rebel's Striped Hawk

  • Hippotion rebeli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 761, pl. 5, f. 12; TL: Sudan
  • fusa (Berio, 1948)
  • invertita (Berio, 1948)
  • pallidissima (Berio, 1948)
  • placta (Berio, 1948)
  • stricta (Berio, 1948)
  • suffusa (Berio, 1948)
  • undulata (Berio, 1948)

  • Hippotion rebeli, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion rebeli, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion rebeli; [HMW]
• Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882) South Africa - E.Africa (along the coast). See [maps] Grey Hippotion

  • Darapsa rosae Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10: 433; TL: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique

  • Hippotion rosae, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion rosae; [HMW]
  • H. r. guichardi Carcasson, 1968

    • Hippotion rosae guichardi; [HMW]
• Hippotion roseipennis (Butler, 1882) Rhodesia - E.Africa. See [maps] Small Striped Hawk

  • Diodosida roseipennis Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10: 433; TL: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique
  • Hippotion exclamationis Fawcett, 1915; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1915: 109, pl. 2, f. 24
    • = ; [HMW]
  • Hippotion exclamationis austrinum Jordan, 1930; Novit. Zool. 36 (1): 5; TL: Zululand
    • = ; [HMW]
  • robur (Jordan, 1938)
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion roseipennis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion roseipennis; [HMW]

  Larva on Cissus [HMCSA]

• Hippotion rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892) Indo-Australian Tropics - Solomons

  • Chaerocampa[sic] rosetta Swinhoe, 1892; Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1): 16; TL: Ceram, Melville I.
  • Hippotion depictum Dupont, 1941; 70

  • Hippotion rosetta, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion rosetta, Moths of Borneo [MOB]
  • Hippotion rosetta, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Hippotion rosetta, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Hippotion rosetta; [HMW]

  Larva on Borreria [MOB3], 173

• Hippotion saclavorum (Boisduval, 1933)

  • Hippotion saclavorum, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion saclavorum; [HMW]
• Hippotion scrofa (Boisduval, 1832) Australia. See [maps] Coprosma Hawk Moth

  • Deilephila scrofa Boisduval, 1832
  • scrofa (Walker, 1856); (preocc.)
  • Deilephila porcia Wallengren, 1860
  • bernardus (Koch, 1865)
  • Chaerocampa[sic] ignea Butler, 1875

  • Hippotion scrofa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion scrofa, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

  • Hippotion scrofa; [HMW]

  Larva on Epilobium , Coprosma repens, Ipomoea , Fuchsia [Don Herbison-Evans]

• Hippotion socotrensis (Rebel, 1899)

  • Metopsilus socotrensis Rebel, 1899; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien 36: 360; TL: Socotra

  • Hippotion socotrensis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion socotrensis; [HMW]
  • H. s. diyullus Fawcett, 1915

    • Hippotion socotrensis diyullus; [HMW]
• Hippotion stigma (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

  • Hippotion stigma, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion stigma; [HMW]
• Hippotion talboti Clark, 1930

  • Hippotion talboti, African Moths [AFM]

  • Hippotion talboti; [HMW]
• Hippotion velox (Fabricius, 1793) India - Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Sphinx velox Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 378
  • Sphinx vigil Guérin-Méneville, 1843; in Delessert, Souvenirs Voy. Inde (2): 80, pl. 23, f. 1
  • Panacra lignaria Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 156
  • Sphinx phoenyx Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 83, f. 478
  • Chaerocampa[sic] swinhoei Moore, 1866; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1866 (2): 362
  • Choerocampa yorkii Boisduval, [1875]
  • Panacra rosea Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 79, pl. 6, f. 14; TL: Lifu, Loyalty Islands
  • Panacra lifuensis Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 79; TL: Lifu, Loyalty Islands
  • Panacra griseola Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 80; TL: Lifu, Loyalty Islands
  • Panacra pseudovigil Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 80
  • Hippotion obanawae Matsumura, 1908
  • Hippotion beddoesii Clark, 1922
  • Hippotion noel Clark, 1923
  • Hippotion velox ab. tainanensis Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 5; TL: Formosa, Tainan
  • Hippotion tainanensis Clark, 1932
  • Hippotion taiwanensis Riotte, 1975
  • Hippotion japetum Riotte, 1994; Entomologist (Lond.), 104: 296
    • = ; [HMW]

  • Hippotion velox, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Hippotion velox, Moths of Borneo [MOB]
  • Hippotion velox, African Moths [AFM]
  • Hippotion velox, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Hippotion velox, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [Tony Pittaway]

  • Panacra lifuensis; Rothschild, 1896, Novit. Zool. 3 (4): 600, pl. 14, f. 12
  • Panacra griseola; Rothschild, 1896, Novit. Zool. 3 (4): 600, pl. 14, f. 13
  • Panacra vigil; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 25, pl. 87, f. 3, 3a-b
  • Hippotion velox; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, 749; [HMW]

  Larva on Pisonia aculeata, P. umbellifera, Alocasia indica, Ipomoea batatas [Don Herbison-Evans], Brassica , Morinda [MOB3], 170

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