Hippotion rafflesii

Raffles' striated hawkmoth
	Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male upperside
	Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii male underside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. rafflesii
Binomial name
	Hippotion rafflesii; Disputed. Authority is either (Moore 1858) or (Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
	Deilephila rafflesii Moore, 1858; Chaerocampa theylia Hampson, 1893; Chaerocampa vinacea Hampson, 1893;

Hippotion rafflesii, the Raffles' striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.^[3] It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.^[4]

Description

The wingspan is 56–70 mm.^[5]

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^ "Hippotion rafflesii (Butler, 1877)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
^ "Hippotion rafflesii (Moore, 1858)". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858])". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii (Moore, [1858]) -- Raffles' striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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