Hippotion celerio

Vine Hawk Moth at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Hippotion celerio	24 Sep 2017	ibaird
Hippotion celerio	24 Sep 2017	ibaird
Unverified	23 Sep 2017	MPW

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User's notes

Moth was vibrating Wings to warm up flight muscles , early morning.

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ibaird wrote:

24 Sep 2017

The Vine Hawk Moth (Hippotion celerio) has been recorded in all Australian states and territories except WA. Also known from Europe, Africa, India to the Pacific islands (Common, 1990)

MPW wrote:

27 Sep 2017

Thanks for ID, IBaird,appreciate your info.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.166111 -35.227500
Altitude 753.0m
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Mar 2017 06:58 PM Recorded on
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Insects Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MPW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Found in Urban Garden, Semi Shade below 'Bottlebrush' shrub. Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Hippotion celerio Scientific name
Vine Hawk Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1658.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Elpenor phoenix

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania