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Hippotion velox

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hippotion velox (dark striated hawkmoth, ) is a species of Sphingid moth or the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka and east to Fiji and New Caledonia, north to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sumatra and southern Japan.
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Prey / Diet

Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)[1]
Ipomoea batatas ('uala)[1]
Morinda bracteata (Indian mulberry)[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