TL: [South Africa, Western Cape, Cape of Good Hope]
100-105 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishCape Hawk
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Vigna Vitaceae Ampelopsis Peppervine Vitaceae Cissus Vitaceae Rhoicissus digitata Baboon grape Vitaceae Rhoicissus tomentosa Cape grape Vitaceae Rhoicissus tridentata Vitaceae Vitis vinifera Common Grape Vine
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx capensis Linnaeus, 1764 Sphinx aeas Cramer, 1779 Sphinx cecrops Cramer, 1779 Sphinx clotho Fabricius, 1787 Sphinx immaculata Gmelin, 1790 Gnathostypsis ostracina Wallengren, 1858
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins 
Lepiforum e. V. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |