Similar species
50-68 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishPale Striated Hawkmoth 
日本語コシタベニスズメ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Balsaminaceae Impatiens Balsam Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia Spiderlings Rubiaceae Oldenlandia Rubiaceae Pentas lanceolata Egyptian starcluster Rubiaceae Spermacoce False buttonweed
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 Sphinx vampyrus Fabricius, 1787 Sphinx octopunctata Gmelin, 1790
- Links
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Language Website Authors Japanese Moths 
Lepiforum e. V. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching The insects of Papua Indonesia Jan Moonen
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |