Hippotion rebeli

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Hippotion rebeli
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Female Hippotion rebeli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hippotion
Species:
H. rebeli
Binomial name
Hippotion rebeli
Synonyms
  • Hippotion rebeli undulataBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli suffusaBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli strictaBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli placataBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli pallidissimaBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli invertitaBerio, 1948
  • Hippotion rebeli fusaBerio, 1948

Hippotion rebeli is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry areas in northern Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Arabia. [2]

The length of the forewings is 25–28 mm. It is very similar to Hippotion roseipennis and equally variable, but larger and generally more reddish on both sides and more heavily marked.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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