Hippotion irregularis

Hippotion irregularis
Male, upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. irregularis
Binomial name
Hippotion irregularis
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pergesa irregularis Walker, 1856
  • Theretra crossei Rothschild, 1896

Hippotion irregularis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Liberia to Congo, Uganda and western Kenya. It is also found in the Usambara area of Tanzania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Hippotion irregularis". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Pinhey, E. (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.
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