Hippotion psammochroma

Hippotion psammochroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species: H. psammochroma
Binomial name
Hippotion psammochroma
Basquin, 1989[1]

Hippotion psammochroma is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Burkina Faso. It was described by Jean-Pierre Lequeux in 1989.

The wingspan is 54 mm for males and 55 mm for females. It is similar to Hippotion rebeli, but the forewings and hindwings are more slender and apically pointed, lacking almost all pattern elements. The upperside of the body is uniform pale beige and the forewing upperside is uniform pale beige with a pinkish tint. The pattern of transverse bands and lines is almost entirely lacking except for a series of vein dots marking the fifth postmedian line in most specimens. The hindwing upperside is uniform beige. Females are similar to males, but slightly squatter and the forewing outer margin is slightly more convex.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.