Hippotion gracilis
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Hippotion gracilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hippotion |
Species: | H. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Hippotion gracilis | |
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Hippotion gracilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from most of sub-Saharan Africa.
The wingspan is 64.6–71.1 mm for males and 66.9–71.1 mm for females. It is very similar to Hippotion eson, but in general smaller, paler and with a less contrasting forewing upperside pattern. The forewing upperside is also very similar to Hippotion eson, but the first and second postmedian lines are thinner and paler and not fused. On average, the discal spot is smaller.
References
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hippotion gracilis". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
External links
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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- Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Moths of Réunion
- Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Moths described in 1875
- Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler
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