Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832
Hippotion scrofa is a moth species with ~70 mm wingspan found in Australia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
Description: Hippotion scrofa has a wingspan of approximately 70 millimeters. It closely resembles Hippotion brennus and Hippotion joiceyi, but can be clearly distinguished from both. It differs from Hippotion brennus by the absence of paired subdorsal white spots on the abdomen, and it differs from Hippotion joiceyi by the absence of a dorsal white median line on the thorax. Distribution: This species occurs in Australia, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu.
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Sphinx chersis Hübner
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Adhemarius eurysthenes C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758
Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839
Gnathothlibus eras Boisduval, 1832
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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