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Genus of sphinx moths
Hippotion is a genus of
sphinx
moths. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner in 1819.
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Species
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Hippotion adelinae Schmit, 2005
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Hippotion aporodes
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1910
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Hippotion aurora
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903
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Hippotion balsaminae (
Walker, 1856)
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Hippotion batschii (Keferstein, 1870)
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Hippotion boerhaviae (
Fabricius, 1775)
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Hippotion brennus (
Stoll, 1782)
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Hippotion brunnea (Semper, 1896)
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Hippotion butleri (Saalmuller, 1884)
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Hippotion celerio (
Linnaeus,
1758) – type species
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Hippotion chloris
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1907
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Hippotion commatum
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1915
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Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915
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Hippotion echeclus (
Boisduval, 1875)
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Hippotion eson (
Cramer, 1779)
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Hippotion geryon (
Boisduval, 1875)
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Hippotion gracilis (
Butler, 1875)
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Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968
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Hippotion hateleyi Holloway, 1990
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Hippotion irregularis (
Walker, 1856)
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Hippotion isis
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903
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Hippotion joiceyi
Clark, 1922
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Hippotion leucocephalus Rober, 1929
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Hippotion melichari Haxaire, 2001
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Hippotion moorei
Jordan, 1926
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Hippotion osiris (
Dalman, 1823)
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Hippotion paukstadti Cadiou, 1995
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Hippotion pentagramma
Hampson, 1910
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Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989
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Hippotion rafflesii (
Moore, 1858)
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Hippotion rebeli
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903
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Hippotion rosae (
Butler, 1882)
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Hippotion roseipennis (
Butler, 1882)
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Hippotion rosetta (
C. Swinhoe, 1892)
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Hippotion saclavorum (
Boisduval, 1933)
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Hippotion scrofa (
Boisduval, 1832)
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Hippotion socotrensis (
Rebel, 1899)
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Hippotion stigma
Rothschild &
Jordan, 1903
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Hippotion talboti
Clark, 1930
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Hippotion velox (
Fabricius, 1793)
Ecology
Pollination
Several species of the genus Hippotion have been identified as likely pollinators of the orchid species Cyrtorchis okuensis.
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Gallery
References
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^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2015).
"Hippotion Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
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^ Azandi, L. N., Stévart, T., Sonké, B., Simo-Droissart, M., d'Haijère, T., & Droissart, V. (2021).
"Taxonomic description and pollination ecology of Cyrtorchis okuensis (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae), a new species endemic to the Cameroon Volcanic Line." Plant Ecology and Evolution, 154(3), 483-496.