Hippotion velox
a hawkmoth
No Local Name
f.SPHINGIDAE
Hawkmoths
Hippotion velox
a hawkmoth
No Local Name
f.SPHINGIDAE
Hawkmoths
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. Namesa hawkmothEN
Local NamesP,?NPK
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesHippotion velox (accepted name)
, Panacra lignaria, Sphinx velox, Sphinx vigil
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, o.Moths and Butterflies, f.Hawkmoths - Moth
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Lepidoptera, spf.Bombycoidea, f.SPHINGIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR-MG?AT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK++NS?SW?
VouchersPK2004
Local OriginNative; Resident
Global RangeNative: including Fiji - Tonga - Tokelau - n.Cooks; n. to Micronesia;
HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationThick-set moth to 40mmBL. THORAX & ABDOMEN uniformly grey-brown. FOREWING grey-brown with central black spot and 2 faint pale wavy stripes; outer hind-edge with black bars on the veins. HINDWING fore-half grey-brown, hind-half orange-brown with a scalloped grey stripe; hindedge pale.
Similar SpeciesNo Content
Interest NoteNo Content
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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.28 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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