Hippotion hateleyi
| 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] | |
Hippotion hateleyi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Henderson Island.
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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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