Hippotion boerhaviae, the pale striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hippotion |
| Species: | H. boerhaviae
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Distribution
editIt is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Thailand, south-eastern China (Hong Kong and Guangdong), Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, eastern Australia and New Caledonia.[2]
Description
editThe wingspan is 50–68 mm.
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Female ventral
Biology
editAdults sometimes visit flowers. They may travel long distances, either voluntary or involuntary.
The larvae mainly feed on Oldenlandia and Spermacoce species. In India, they have been recorded on Impatiens species, Spermacoce stricta, Spermacoce hispida, Glossostigma spathulatum, Boerhavia repens and Boerhavia diffusa. The host plant is Pentas lanceolata in Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) -- Pale striated hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 April 2016). "Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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