Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Theretra japonica
• Theretra alecto
• Hippotion eson
• Theretra suffusa

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Sphingidae

Genus

Hippotion

Species

Hippotion rosetta

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