Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Hippotion scrofa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. scrofa
Binomial name
Hippotion scrofa
(Boisduval, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila scrofa Boisduval, 1832
  • Chaerocampa scrofa Walker, 1856
  • Chaerocampa bernardus Koch, 1865
  • Chaerocampa ignea Butler, 1875
  • Deilephila porcia Wallengren, 1860

Distribution

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It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Description

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The wingspan is about 70 mm. It is similar to Hippotion brennus and Hippotion joiceyi but distinguishable from the former by the lack of paired subdorsal white spots on the abdomen and from the latter by the lack of a dorsal white median line on the thorax.

Biology

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Larvae feed on Epilobium, Coprosma repens, Ipomoea and Fuchsia.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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