Hippotion scrofa
Coprosma Hawk Moth at Lockhart River, QLD
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| Hippotion scrofa | ibaird | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Hippotion scrofa | donhe | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Sphingidae | DiBickers | 11 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | lbradley | 2 Aug 2024 |
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3 comments
11 Mar 2025
The white antennae and legs look good for H. scrofa, but the hindwing appears orange now rather than red. I suspect the low red content is a photographic/illumination artefact.
Location information
- Coordinates 143.285872-12.763031
- Altitude 27.6m
- Places Lockhart River, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Aug 2024 08:21 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Cape York Trip lbradley NatureMapr Hippotion scrofa Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hippotion scrofa Scientific name
- Coprosma Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1676.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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