Hippotion scrofa
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| taxon = Hippotion scrofa
| authority = (Boisduval, 1832){{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/scrofa.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020133812/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hippotion/scrofa.html|archivedate=2012-10-20|url-status=dead|title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |accessdate=2011-10-25}} {{PD-notice}}
| synonyms = {{Specieslist
|Deilephila scrofa|Boisduval, 1832
|Chaerocampa scrofa|Walker, 1856
|Chaerocampa bernardus|Koch, 1865
|Chaerocampa ignea|Butler, 1875
|Deilephila porcia|Wallengren, 1860
}}
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Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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.
Hippotion scrofa MHNT CUT 2010 0 345 Mount Glorious S.E.Queensland Australia, male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal
Hippotion scrofa MHNT CUT 2010 0 345 Mount Glorious S.E.Queensland Australia, male ventral.jpg|Male ventral
Hippotion scrofa MHNT CUT 2010 0 345 Mount Glorious S.E.Queensland Australia, female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsal
Hippotion scrofa MHNT CUT 2010 0 345 Mount Glorious S.E.Queensland Australia, female ventral.jpg|Female ventral
Biology
Larvae feed on Epilobium, Coprosma repens, Ipomoea and Fuchsia.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061231123112/http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/sphi/scrofa.html Hippotion scrofa]
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Category:Moths described in 1832
Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
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