Hippotion rafflesii

Hippotion rafflesii, the Raffles' striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[3] It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.[4]

Raffles' striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male upperside
Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male underside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. rafflesii
Binomial name
Hippotion rafflesii
Disputed. Authority is either (Moore 1858)[1] or (Butler, 1877)[2]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila rafflesii Moore, 1858
  • Chaerocampa theylia Hampson, 1893
  • Chaerocampa vinacea Hampson, 1893

Description

The wingspan is 56–70 mm.[5]

  • Female dorsal
    Female dorsal
  • Female ventral
    Female ventral

Subspecies
  • Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii
  • Hippotion rafflesii dyokeae Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998 (Philippines)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Hippotion rafflesii (Butler, 1877)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  3. "Hippotion rafflesii (Moore, 1858)". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858])". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858]) -- Raffles' striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  • Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.


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