Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Hippotion echeclus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hippotion Rank Species | |
Similar Hippotion boerhaviae, Hippotion rosetta, Hippotion eson, Hippotion velox, Hippotion | ||
Hippotion echeclus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Sumba) and the Philippines (Luzon, Bohol).
The wingspan is 64–84 mm.
Larvae have been recorded on Sesamum indicum and Monochoria hastaefolia in India and Eichhornia crassipes in Thailand.
References
Hippotion echeclus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA