Hippotion aurora

Hippotion aurora is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar, Assumption Island, the Farquhar Islands and the Glorioso Islands.^[2]

Hippotion aurora
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. aurora
Binomial name
Hippotion aurora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

It is similar to Hippotion celerio, but the forewing pattern is less contrasting and the pink coloration of the hindwing upperside is deeper pink. The forewing upperside is similar to Hippotion celerio and Hippotion osiris but the oblique and transverse lines reduced in intensity. The hindwing upperside is most similar to Hippotion aporodes but the pink spots of median band are somewhat more sharply defined.

Subspecies

• Hippotion aurora aurora (Madagascar and the Assumption Island)
• Hippotion aurora delicata Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Farquhar Islands)
• Hippotion aurora gloriosana Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 (Glorioso Islands)