TL: Sierra Leone
Habitat
- Gardens
- Parks
Similar species
85-98 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishLarge Striped Hawkmoth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Daucus carota Carrot Balsaminaceae Impatiens Balsam Convolvulaceae Ipomoea Morning glories Onagraceae Fuchsia Fuchsia Polygonaceae Polygonum Knotweed Polygonaceae Rumex Sorrel Rubiaceae Richardia Mexican-clover Rubiaceae Rubiaceae Bedstraw family Vitaceae Cissus Vitaceae Parthenocissus Creepers Vitaceae Vitis Grapevines
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx osiris Dalman, 1823
- Links
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Language Website Authors
African Moths Roy Goff
Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
Lepiforum e. V.
Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway
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 |