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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
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 URL
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).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
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)
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Hippotion osyris auct. auct. species Misapplied Hippotion osyris