Hippotion rosae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Hippotion |
Species: | H. rosae
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Binomial name | |
Hippotion rosae | |
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Hippotion rosae is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 40–43 mm for males and 41–45 mm for females and the wingspan is 74–99 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Cissus species.