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Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/ Macroglossinae (subfamily)/ Macroglossini (tribe)/ Choerocampina (subtribe)/ Hippotion (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Dalman, 1823)
Citation:	Sphinx Osiris
Original genus:	Sphinx
Publication:	Dalman, J. W. 1823. Analecta Entomologica.
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Pagination:	48
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42201656
Name(English):	Greater silver-striped hawkmoth

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Hippotion osiris (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Hippotion by I. Kitching & J.-M. Cadiou (2000: 48).

Kitching I. J. & Cadiou J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world. An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)		unknown		Not stated.	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: South Europe.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Eitschberger U., Mooser J. & Müller G. 2014. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna des Hoggargebirges in Südalgerien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 205
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Angola		Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 26
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Burkina Faso		Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxiii
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Cameroon		Darge Ph. 1952. Chasses entomologiques au Cameroun Français. I. Lépidoptères (suite). page 94
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Central African Republic		Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. page 102
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Turlin B. 1996b. Faune lépidoptérologique de l'Archipel des Comores (Océan Indien), (Rhopalocères, Sphingidae, Attacidae) (9). page 337
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Congo		Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 1234
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 276
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 5
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	page N. Voaden
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 1262
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Côte d'Ivoire		Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 82
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Equatorial Guinea		Strand E. 1912k. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae). page 156
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ethiopia		Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 286
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Gabon		Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. page 262
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Gambia		Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 493
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ghana		Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 286
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Kenya		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 119
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Madagascar		Butler A. G. 1878c. On a collection of Lepidoptera recently received from Madagascar. page 292
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Malawi		Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 674
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Nigeria		Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 286
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Rwanda		Schouteden H. 1933. Lépidoptères récoltés par M. Verhulst en région de Gabiru (Ruanda). page 389
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Sao Tome & Principe	São Tomé	Darge Ph. 1970b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de l'île de São Tomé. page 500
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Seychelles	Mahé	Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 432
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Seychelles	Praslin	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 286
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 65
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Sierra Leone		Dalman, J. W. 1823. Analecta Entomologica. page 48
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	South Africa		Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 136
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	South Africa	Western Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 27
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 119
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Togo		Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 39
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Uganda		Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 286
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 463
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 142

Plant note:

The record of Boerhavia erecta L. (Vuattoux 1978: 82) refers Hippotion celerio (see Vuattoux, Pierre & Haxaire 1989: 248). Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 107–108).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ampelocissus multistriata	Vitaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Anchomanes difformis	Araceae		MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 114
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Anchomanes difformis	Araceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Borreria compressa	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Borreria scabra	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Borreria verticillata	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Caladium sp.	Araceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 91
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Cissus doeringii	Vitaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 82
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Cissus sp.	Vitaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Cissus sp.	Vitaceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 270
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Cyphostemma junceum	Vitaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 107 (as Cissus jatrophoides)
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Fuchsia sp.	Onagraceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 80
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Fuchsia sp.	Onagraceae	Uganda	Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 6
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Impatiens balsamina	Balsaminaceae	Seychelles	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 170
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Impatiens sp.	Balsaminaceae	Uganda	Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 6
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Impatiens sp.	Balsaminaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 82
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Impatiens walleriana	Balsaminaceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 91
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ipomoea cairica	Convolvulaceae		MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 114
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ipomoea involucrata	Convolvulaceae		MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 114
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Ipomoea sp.	Convolvulaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Mitracarpus hirtus	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). page 82 (as Mitracarpus scaber)
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Morinda citrifolia	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 65
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Oldenlandia corymbosa	Rubiaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Oxygonum sinuatum	Polygonaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 89
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Oxygonum sp.	Polygonaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Pentas lanceolata	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 91
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Richardia sp.	Rubiaceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 270 (as Richardia abyssinica)
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Richardia sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Spathodea campanulata	Bignoniaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 89
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Spathodea sp.	Bignoniaceae	Kenya	Sevastopulo D. G. 1984. The Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae as food-plants of the Lepidoptera. page 236
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Spathodea sp.	Bignoniaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Spermacoce natalensis	Rubiaceae	Kenya	Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 89
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Stylochiton sp.	Araceae	Nigeria	Delf B. H. & Harris K. M. 1964. Notes on Nigerian hawkmoths. page 159
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Typhonodorum lindleyanum	Araceae	Madagascar	Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 270
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Vigna sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 309
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Vitis sp.	Vitaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Vitis vinifera	Vitaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 248
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Vitis vinifera	Vitaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 98
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Vitis vinifera	Vitaceae	Seychelles	Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 91
Hippotion osiris (Dalman, 1823)	Zantedeschia aethiopica	Araceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90 (as Rhichardia africana)