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Hippotion adelinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Hippotion adelinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hippotion

Rank
  
Species

Hippotion adelinae is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.

It is similar in forewing and hindwing shape to Hippotion stigma, but the ground colour is much darker. The yellowish spot is present below the apex and tornus with a very clear W-shaped spot. The discal spot is comma-shaped.

References

Hippotion adelinae Wikipedia