Hippotion celerio
Vine Hawk Moth at Latham, ACT
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| Hippotion celerio | DiBickers | 6 Apr 2025 | |
| Hippotion celerio | JBrickhill | 6 Apr 2025 |
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Green caterpillars (2) seen on 1st March. Brown caterpillar found on ground 7th March, and put into a container with dead leaves, but pupation failed. A pupa was found in a fold in a bird net over the vine on 26th March, and put into a container with dead leaves. Adult emerged 4th April and placed back on the grape vine.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.027313-35.217182
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2025 08:28 AM Recorded on
- JBrickhill Recorded by
- Grape vine Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- JBrickhill NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hippotion celerio Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Elpenor phoenix
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