Hippotion scrofa

Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Hippotion scrofa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. scrofa
Binomial name
Hippotion scrofa (Boisduval, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
Deilephila scrofa Boisduval, 1832 Chaerocampa scrofa Walker, 1856 Chaerocampa bernardus Koch, 1865 Chaerocampa ignea Butler, 1875 Deilephila porcia Wallengren, 1860

Distribution

It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Description

The wingspan is about 70 mm. It is similar to Hippotion brennus and Hippotion joiceyi but distinguishable from the former by the lack of paired subdorsal white spots on the abdomen and from the latter by the lack of a dorsal white median line on the thorax.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
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  Female dorsal
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  Female ventral

Biology

Larvae feed on Epilobium, Coprosma repens, Ipomoea and Fuchsia.