Hippotion celerio

Vine Hawk Moth at Watson, ACT

Hippotion celerio at Watson, ACT - 10 Mar 2017
Hippotion celerio at Watson, ACT - 10 Mar 2017
Request use of media

Identification history

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

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

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

2 comments

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.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

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
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Elpenor phoenix

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,903,523 sightings of 21,215 species in 9,380 locations from 13,060 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.