Atlas of African Lepidoptera

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LepiMAP:   15838
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2327DD
Observer:   Abram K.
Date of record:   2008-01-17
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-04-01 17:11:46
Sp. code:   626930
Species name:   Hippotion celerio
Common name:  
Family:   SPHINGIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Moth unknown
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP-15838
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 15838 - photo: 1
VM-number: 15838 - photo: 2
VM-number: 15838 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Peter Webb
Comment:   I stand to be corrected, I think this is a Silver -striped Hawk moth- Hippotion celerio. Nicely bred through.
Date:   2011-05-08 14:56:34
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Hermann Staude
Comment:   Hippotion celerio, Sphingidae. (Well done Peter and Abraham
Date:   2011-09-21 13:44:26
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Fanie Rautenbach
Comment:  
Date:   2014-07-19 07:07:53
Species name:   Hippotion celerio
Species code:   626930

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