Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh & Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek, 2021, Checklist of the family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea) from Shirui Hills, Manipur, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 121 (1), pp. 173-194 : 184

22. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758) - Silver striped Hawkmoth ( Figure 3 : D)

1758. Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Ed. 10), 1: 491.

Material examined: INDIA, Manipur, Ukhrul District, Shirui Hills, Site 3 (25.1171ºN 94.4456ºE), 2190 m asl ,

13.ix.2019 - 1♂, IJ2296, coll. J.S. Irungbam.

Wingspan: ♂, 63 mm. Forewing length: 29 mm.

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicober Islands ( Chandra and Kumar, 1992); Arunachal Pradesh ( Athreya, 2013, Kaleka et al., 2018); Delhi ( Paul et al., 2017); Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh ( Chandra et al., 2014); Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand ( Sanyal et al., 2018, Kaleka et al., 2018); Karnataka (Melichar et al., 2018, Kaleka et al., 2018); Maharashtra ( Shubhalaxmi et al., 2011, Gurule and Nikam, 2013); Manipur; Meghalaya ( Mandal and Ghosh, 1999); Punjab ( Pathania et al., 2014, Kaleka et al., 2018); Rajasthan ( Sharma, 2014); Tamil Nadu ( Iyer and Kitching, 2019); West Bengal ( Shah et al., 2018). Elsewhere: Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia ( Pittaway and Kitching, 2020).

Larval hostplants: Unknown in India.

Remarks: The species is recorded here for the first time from Manipur.

Figures

Figure 3. Image of adult Sphingidae: A. Acosmeryx naga naga (Moore, (1858)); B. A. pseudonaga Butler, 1881; C. Deilephila elpenor macromera (Butler, 1875); D. Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758); E. H. rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892); F. Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758); G. T. clotho clotho (Drury, 1773); H. T. tibetiana Vaglia and Haxaire, 2010; I. T. lucasii (Walker, 1856); J. T. nessus nessus (Drury, 1773); K. T. oldenlandiae oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775); L. T. pallicosta (Walker, 1856); M. Cechetra lineosa (Walker, 1856); N. C. minor (Butler, 1875); O. Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894); P. R. castor aurifera (Butler, 1875); Q. R. confusa Rothschild and Jordan, 1903; R. R. olivacea (Moore, 1857).