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Hippotion osiris

Synonyms: Sphinx osiris (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Hippotion osiris is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common throughout most of the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar and the Seychelles. Occasional vagrants have been recorded from Spain. It is uncommon on the East African coast. This species is an occasional migrant. The larvae mainly feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species, but have also been recorded on Richardsonia, Daucus, Rumex, Polygonum, Impatiens, Cissus, Ipomoea, Spathodea, Fuchsia and various Rubiaceae species.
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Prey / Diet

Anchomanes difformis[1]
Ipomoea batatas ('uala)[1]
Ipomoea cairica (mile-a-minute vine)[1]
Vitis vinifera (wine grape)[1]
Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum Lily)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0