Hippotion hateleyi
Hippotion hateleyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Henderson Island.
| Hippotion hateleyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hippotion |
| Species: | H. hateleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippotion hateleyi Holloway, 1990[1] | |
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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