Hippotion pentagramma
| Hippotion pentagramma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hippotion |
| Species: | H. pentagramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hippotion pentagramma is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the arid areas in Arabia, Somalia and Ethiopia.[2]
The length of the forewings is 22-24 rnm. The head, body and forewings are pale sandy brown. The forewings are marked with five narrow evenly curved parallel darker lines running from the inner margin to the apex and costa. The intensity of these lines is variable and some specimens are almost unmarked. The hindwings are greyish brown at the base, pinkish towards the outer margin. The underside is pinkish.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- Pinhey, E (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.