Hippotion celerio

Vine Hawk Moth at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

	Hippotion celerio	6 Apr 2025	DiBickers
	Hippotion celerio	6 Apr 2025	JBrickhill

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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
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JBrickhill NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Grape vine Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

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