Hippotion echeclus explained

Hippotion echeclus, the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *

Distribution

It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Sumba) and the Philippines (Luzon, Bohol).^[1]

Description

The wingspan is 64–84 mm.

Biology

Larvae have been recorded on Sesamum indicum and Monochoria hastaefolia in India and Eichhornia crassipes in Thailand.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pittaway . A. R. . Kitching . I. J. . 2018 . Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, [1875]) -- Black-based striated hawkmoth ]. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic . December 15, 2018.