Hippotion celerio

The body and the wings of Hippotion celerio green and ochre. Forewing upper side with lower edge of the discal cell highlighted in white and black, it has small black discal spot with silvery white dots and streaks, with a silvery band running obliquely on the forewing. The hindwing is red near the tornus and pinkish on the other part. The larvae is green, yellow, to dark brown. The head is round and dull green in color. It has long and straight horn. There is big yellow and green eye spot on the third segment, while on the four segment smaller in size.

• Sphinx brennus Stoll, 1782 • Chaerocampa [sic] johanna Kirby, 1877 • Panacra maculiventris Miskin, 1891 • Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 20 (118): TL: Dutch New Guinea, Central Arfak Mts., 3500ft • = ; • Hippotion funebris Gehlen, 1926 • Hippotion novaebrittaniae Clark, 1932 • Hippotion viettei Darge, 1975 • = ; • Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: • Sphinx tisiphone Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: • Phalaena inquilinus Harris, [1780]; Expos. Ins.: 93 • Elpenor phoenix Oken, 1815; Lehrbuch Naturgesch. 3 (Zool.) (1): • Hippotion ocys Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (9): • augustii (Trimoulet, 1858) • Deilephila albolineata Montrouzier, 1864; Ann. Soc. linn. Lyon (n.s.) 11: • brunnea (Tutt, 1904) • pallida (Tutt, 1904) • unicolor (Tutt, 1904) • Hippotion sieberti Closs, 1910 • Hippotion rosea Closs, 1911 • Hippotion luecki Closs, 1912 • Hippotion celerio, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [ • Hippotion celerio, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [ • Hippotion celerio, Moths of Borneo [ • Hippotion celerio, African Moths [ • Hippotion celerio, Svenska fjärilar [ • Hippotion celerio, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [ • Hippotion celerio, Sphingidae of the Western Palearctic [ • Hippotion celerio, Sphigidae of China (and adjacent regions) [ • Hippotion celerio; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): Tinea 14 (suppl. 2): 89, pl. 24, f. 1 Larva on Larva on • • Sphinx velox Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): • Sphinx vigil Guér...

( [1] • Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758 • Sphinx tisiphone Linnaeus, 1758 • Phalaena inquilinus Harris, 1780 • Elpenor phoenix Oken, 1815 • Deilephila albolineata Montrousier, 1864 • Hippotion ocys Hübner, 1819 • Hippotion celerio unicolor Tutt, 1904 • Hippotion celerio sieberti (Closs, 1910) • Hippotion celerio rosea (Closs, 1911) • Hippotion celerio pallida Tutt, 1904 • Hippotion celerio luecki Closs, 1912 • Hippotion celerio brunnea Tutt, 1904 • Deilephila celerio augustii (Trimoulet, 1858) Close ▲

69.018 BF1993 Silver-striped Hawk-moth Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) Wingspan 70-80 mm. A rare immigrant species, rarely occurring in more than a handful of records, and in some years not at all. The most frequent time of arrival is autumn, and the species has been found throughout England and even in Scotland. The caterpillar rather resembles that of Galium) and willowherb ( Epilobium).

Insects • Lepidoptera: Butterflies • • • • • Lepidoptera: Moths • • • • • • • Hymenoptera • • • • Coleoptera • • • • • • • Orthoptera • • • Hemiptera • • • Other Insects • • • • • • • Vine Hawk Moth ( Hippotion celerio) Hippotion celerio Image by Luis José Bellido Cruz - (view image details) Grapevine Hawk Moth caterpillar Image by Angelo Tsirekas - (view image details) VINE HAWK MOTH FACTS Identification The Grapevine Hawk Moth is a brownish hawk moth with greyish striped markings, long narrow forewings and shorter hindwings. there is a prominent silvery band curving along centre of the forewing from the body to the wing tip. The hindwing has pinkish area near the base where it adjoins the body. The cylindrical abdomen tapers to a point. The wings are held in a tent shape over the body when the moth at rest. The larvae grow to about 6cm long Other Names Grapevine Hawk-Moth, Silver-striped Hawk-Moth Size wingspan about 7cm Food caterpillars feed on leaves including grape vine Breeding The larvae are about 4mm long when they hatch and have a reddish horn on the tail. The caterpillars turn bright green as they grow and develop a yellow line along the back on each side of the centre. The caterpillar head has two spots giving the appearance of eyes. Range Hippotion celerio is found in Africa, Asia and Australia Classification Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Hippotion Species: celerio Common Name: Vine Hawk Moth Relatives in same Genus