Hippotion brennus

Hippotion brennus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hippotion
Species:	H. brennus
Binomial name
	Hippotion brennus; (Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms
	Sphinx brennus Stoll, 1782; Panacra maculiventris Miskin, 1891; Chaerocampa johanna Kirby, 1877; Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917; Hippotion novaebrittaniae Clark, 1932; Hippotion brennus viettei Darge, 1975; Hippotion brennus funebris Gehlen, 1926;

Hippotion brennus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults have patterned brown or grey forewings, and yellow or orange hindwings with a brown border. The forewings each have a recurve on both the inner and outer margins. The hindwings each have a recurve on the outer margin near the tornus. The abdomen has four white markings along each side.^[3] It is a variable species in colour and pattern with four distinct forms (brennus, funebris, johanna and rubribrenna) and some intermediates.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[3] "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2006-04-07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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