Vine Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Description

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.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Wingspan is about 60-80 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Ne

Nectivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Sphingidae

GENUS

:

Hippotion

SPECIES

:

Hippotion celerio

Distribution

Hippotion celerio could be found in plantanation and flowery parks

Geography

Continent : Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia

Country : North Africa, Egypt, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

Hippotion celerio rests at the daylight on the stone, walls, and tree-trunks. It is actively fly and search for flowers nectar at dusk.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae eats the leaves of host tree, while the adult eats flowers nectar. 

Diet : Herbivore (Larvae), Nectivore (Adults)

Mating Habits

The male and female mating few hours after the dusk and last for 1-3 hours.

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

Family Tachinidae (Drino (Zygobothria) atropivora, Drino vicina)

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