Sphingidae : Macroglossinae
Silver-striped Hawk-moth
HIPPOTION celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Silver-striped Hawk-moth
HIPPOTION celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: Male - 60-70mm Female - 70-75mm
Worldwide Distribution: Southern Europe : Africa : central and southern Asia : Australia
UK Distribution: Rare immigrant from mainland Europe,mostly along the south coast
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Sunny Open Places along coast
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates on or just below underground in a slight cocoon.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This rare immigrant arrives from mainland Europe in variable numbers from none to 41 which arrived in the late nineteenth century.In most years fewer than ten are recorded which are mostly found along the south coast although they have been as far north as southern Scotland.
The moth originates in Africa where it breeds along the north coast before colonises southern Europe each summer.
Although similar to other Hawk-moths this moth is fairly unmistakable with its "silver stripe" that runs from the basal area finishing at the sharp apex.
Pink areas on the hindwing have numerous dark brown veins which also aid in the identification of this moth.
Although there is no evidence the moth breeds in Great Britain, larvae have been found, mainly in October.
Worldwide Distribution: Southern Europe : Africa : central and southern Asia : Australia
UK Distribution: Rare immigrant from mainland Europe,mostly along the south coast
UK Conservation Status -
- Migrant
- Least Concern
- Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758
- Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758
- Europe
Habitat: Sunny Open Places along coast
Similar Species -
- None - fairly unmistakable
Pupa: Pupates on or just below underground in a slight cocoon.
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This rare immigrant arrives from mainland Europe in variable numbers from none to 41 which arrived in the late nineteenth century.In most years fewer than ten are recorded which are mostly found along the south coast although they have been as far north as southern Scotland.
The moth originates in Africa where it breeds along the north coast before colonises southern Europe each summer.
Although similar to other Hawk-moths this moth is fairly unmistakable with its "silver stripe" that runs from the basal area finishing at the sharp apex.
Pink areas on the hindwing have numerous dark brown veins which also aid in the identification of this moth.
Although there is no evidence the moth breeds in Great Britain, larvae have been found, mainly in October.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed
- Araceae - Arum Family
- Alocasia macrorrhizos - Elephant Ear Taro
- Anchomanes difformis - Phallus Plant
- Caladium bicolor - Angel Wings
- Colocasia esculenta - Elephants Ears
- Zantedeschia aethiopica - Arum Lily
- Chenopodiaceae - The Goosefoot Family
- Beta vulgaris - Sugar Beet
- Convolvulaceae - Bindweed - Morning Glory Family
- Ipomoea aquatica - Water Spinach
- Ipomoea batanas - Sweet Potato Vine
- Ipomoea cairica - Cairo Morning Glory
- Ipomoea involucrata - No Common Name
- Nyctaginaceae - Four o clock Family
- Boerhavia diffusa - Red Spiderling
- Commicarpus pentandrus - No Common Name
- Mirabilis jalapa - Marvel Of Peru
- Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family
- Epilobium angustifolium - Rosebay Willow-herb
- Poaceae - Gramineae - True Grasses Family
- Zea mays - Sweetcorn
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Rumex vesicarius - Bladder Dock
- Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Galum verum - Lady's Bedstraw
- Morinda citrifolia - Indian Mulberry,Great Morinda
- Spermacoce articularis - Jointed Buttonweed
- Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family
- Linaria vulgaris - Yellow Toadflax
- Solanaceae - Bedstraw Family
- Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco
- Vitaceae - Grapevine - Virginia Creeper Family
- Cyphostemma cirrhosum - No Common Name
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia Creeper,Woodbine
- Vitis vinifera - Grape
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Bombycoidea Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini HIPPOTION Hübner 1819 Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, 1758 - SPHINX celerio Linnaeus, 1758 = Sphinx tisiphone Linnaeus, 1758 = Sphinx inquilinus Harris, [1780] = Elpenor phoenix Oken, 1815 = Hippotion ocys Hübner, [1819] = augustii (Trimoulet, 1858) = Deilephila albolineata Montrouzier, 1864 = brunnea Tutt, 1904 = pallida Tutt, 1904 = unicolor Tutt, 1904 = Hippotion sieberti Closs, 1910 = Hippotion rosea Closs, 1911 = Hippotion luecki Closs, 1912 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.491 - n. 10 - Europe |