Hippotion hateleyi
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Hippotion hateleyi is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from Henderson Island
.
The length of the forewings is about 32 mm. It is superficially similar to Hippotion velox
form rosea, but distinguishable by the strong orange ground colour.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from Henderson Island
Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
Henderson Island is an uninhabited raised coral atoll in the south Pacific Ocean, that in 1902 was annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony, a South Pacific Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom. Measuring long and wide, it has an area of and is located northeast of Pitcairn Island at . The...
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The length of the forewings is about 32 mm. It is superficially similar to Hippotion velox
Hippotion velox
Hippotion velox is a species of Sphingid moth or the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji and New Caledonia, north to Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern Japan.The wingspan is 54-76 mm....
form rosea, but distinguishable by the strong orange ground colour.