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  1. Europe
  2. Hippotion velox
Hippotion velox(Fabricius, 1793)
IUCN
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Macroglossinae
  3. Macroglossini
  4. Choerocampina
  5. Hippotion
  6.  velox
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TL: India

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54-76 mm

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  • Malaysia
Regional distr. - legend
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishDark Striated Hawkmoth
    日本語オバナワスズメ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AraceaeAlocasia
    BrassicaceaeBrassicaCabbage
    ConvolvulaceaeIpomoeaMorning glories
    NyctaginaceaeBoerhaviaSpiderlings
    NyctaginaceaePisoniaCatchbirdtrees
    RubiaceaeMorinda
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Sphinx veloxFabricius, 1793
    Panacra griseolaRothschild, 1894
    Panacra lifuensisRothschild, 1894
    Panacra pseudovigilRothschild, 1894
    Hippotion obanawaeMatsumura, 1908
    Hippotion beddoesiiClark, 1922
    Hippotion noelClark, 1923
    Hippotion taiwanensisRiotte, 1975
    Hippotion japenumRiotte, 1994
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Sphingidae of the Eastern PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
    The insects of Papua IndonesiaJan Moonen

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