Hippotion butleri

Hippotion butleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species: H. butleri
Binomial name
Hippotion butleri
(Saalmuller, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra butleri Saalmüller, 1884

Hippotion butleri is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.[2]

It is superficially similar to Rhagastis mongoliana but distinguishable by the conspicuously black-and-white chequered forewing fringes. The forewing upperside basal two-thirds and marginal band are pale khaki and the submarginal band is buff. The discal spot is a conspicuous round black spot. The hindwing upperside is dark brown, with a buff median band restricted to the area near the tornus.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.