| Hippotion | |
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| Hippotion celerio | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroglossinae |
| Tribe: | Macroglossini |
| Subtribe: | Choerocampina |
| Genus: | Hippotion Hübner, 1819 |
| Synonyms | |
Hippotion is a genus of sphinx moths. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.1
Species
- Hippotion adelinae Schmit, 2005
- Hippotion aporodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
- Hippotion aurora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion balsaminae (Walker, 1856)
- Hippotion batschii (Keferstein, 1870)
- Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hippotion brennus (Stoll, 1782)
- Hippotion brunnea (Semper, 1896)
- Hippotion butleri (Saalmuller, 1884)
- Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) – type species
- Hippotion chloris Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
- Hippotion commatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
- Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915
- Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, 1875)
- Hippotion eson (Cramer, 1779)
- Hippotion geryon (Boisduval, 1875)
- Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)
- Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968
- Hippotion hateleyi Holloway, 1990
- Hippotion irregularis (Walker, 1856)
- Hippotion isis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
- Hippotion leucocephalus Rober, 1929
- Hippotion melichari Haxaire, 2001
- Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926
- Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)
- Hippotion paukstadti Cadiou, 1995
- Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910
- Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989
- Hippotion rafflesii (Moore, 1858)
- Hippotion rebeli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion rosae (Butler, 1882)
- Hippotion roseipennis (Butler, 1882)
- Hippotion rosetta (C. Swinhoe, 1892)
- Hippotion saclavorum (Boisduval, 1933)
- Hippotion scrofa (Boisduval, 1832)
- Hippotion socotrensis (Rebel, 1899)
- Hippotion stigma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Hippotion talboti Clark, 1930
- Hippotion velox (Fabricius, 1793)
Ecology
Pollination
Several species of the genus Hippotion have been identified as likely pollinators of the orchid species Cyrtorchis okuensis.2
Gallery
References
References
- Savela, Markku (September 23, 2015). "Hippotion Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- 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.