Hippotion butleri

Hippotion butleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. butleri
Binomial name
Hippotion butleri (Saalmuller, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
Panacra butleri Saalmüller, 1884

Hippotion butleri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.^[2]

It is superficially similar to Rhagastis mongoliana but distinguishable by the conspicuously black-and-white chequered forewing fringes. The forewing upperside basal two-thirds and marginal band are pale khaki and the submarginal band is buff. The discal spot is a conspicuous round black spot. The hindwing upperside is dark brown, with a buff median band restricted to the area near the tornus.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

• Pinhey, E (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.