CIBED - - Vine Hawkmoth -

Hippotion celerio Vine Hawkmoth No Local Name

f.SPHINGIDAE Hawkmoths

Hippotion celerio Vine Hawkmoth No Local Name

f.SPHINGIDAE Hawkmoths

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Intl. NamesVine Hawkmoth ^EN , Gabi Hawkmoth ^EN Grape‑vine Hawkmoth ^EN Silver‑striped Hawkmoth ^EN Taro Hawk‑moth ^EN Taro Hawkmoth ^EN Taro Hornworm ^EN

Local NamesP,?N^RR

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesHippotion celerio (accepted name) , Spinx celerio, Spinx tisiphone

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^{+ V?}MG?AT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?

Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK^-NS?SW?

VouchersRR¹⁹³⁷

Local OriginNative - possibly

Global RangeRange: Africa - India; vagrant Australia - Samoa - Cooks (RR) - PF (SOC, AUS);

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Horticultural Zone

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessInvasive; Agriculture

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationTO 4cm TL, and wingspan 8cm. Forewings striped brown and white; Hindwings red. CATERPILLAR to 9cm; brown, green, or dark grey; large eyespot on side of first abdominal segment, and 2 smaller yellow spots on second segment. PUPA to 5cm, grey-brown with dark brown specks, in debris on soil.

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Specimen (MoA collection, Totokoitu)

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Vine Hawkmoth ^EN [iNat.] Gabi Hawkmoth^EN Grape-vine Hawkmoth^EN Silver-striped Hawkmoth^EN Taro Hawk-moth^EN Taro Hawkmoth^EN Taro Hornworm^EN [caterpillar]

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

P,?N^RR

No National Names

Island	Status	Main name
National name		None
Rarotonga	+ V?	P,?N
Mangaia		?P,?N
Ātiu		?P,?N
Ma‘uke		?P,?N
Miti‘āro		?P,?N
Aitutaki		?P,?N
Palmerston		?P,?N
Tongareva-write		?P,?N
Tongareva-speak		?P,?N
Manihiki		?P,?N
Rakahanga		?P,?N
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau		?P,?N

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

islands: [ , {label: 'Rarotonga', stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 404.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 222, labelTop: 404} , {label: 'Mangaia', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 427.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 274, labelTop: 426} , {label: 'Ātiu', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 372.5, left: 261.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 382} , {label: 'Ma‘uke', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 374.5, left: 282.5, labelLeft: 284, labelTop: 385} , {label: 'Miti‘āro', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 358.5, left: 274.5, labelLeft: 283, labelTop: 351} , {label: 'Aitutaki', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 334.5, left: 210.5, labelLeft: 209, labelTop: 321} , {label: 'Palmerston', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 309.5, left: 112.5, labelLeft: 124, labelTop: 309} , {label: 'Manuae', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 346.5, left: 234.5, labelLeft: 244, labelTop: 338} , {label: 'Takūtea', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 362.5, left: 254.5, labelLeft: 211, labelTop: 363} , {label: 'Tongareva', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 32.5, left: 260.5, labelLeft: 205, labelTop: 31} , {label: 'Manihiki', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 80.5, left: 175.5, labelLeft: 187, labelTop: 80} , {label: 'Rakahanga', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 63.5, left: 173.5, labelLeft: 186, labelTop: 63} , {label: 'Pukapuka', stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 88.5, left: 33.5, labelLeft: 45, labelTop: 88} , {label: 'Nassau', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 108.5, left: 46.5, labelLeft: 59, labelTop: 108} , {label: 'Suwarrow', stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#fff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: '', top: 162.5, left: 115.5, labelLeft: 127, labelTop: 162} ] , legend: [{label: 'Not Assessed', top: 235, stroke: '#0000a0', fill: '#ffffff', symbol: 'WR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: 'Present', top: 250, stroke: '#009900', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Present', top: 265, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'GWR', tris: '#ACACAC', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Absent', top: 280, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RR', tris: '', trif: ''}, {label: '? Absent', top: 295, stroke: '#C00000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RWR', tris: '#c0c0c0', trif: '#ffffff'}, {label: 'Intercepted', top: 312, stroke: '#990000', fill: '#CC0000', symbol: 'RDR', tris: '#000000', trif: '#000000'}, {label: 'Extirpated/Extinct', top: 331, stroke: '#006600', fill: '#00CC00', symbol: 'RGR', tris: '#660000', trif: '#CC0000'} ]

Island	Status
Rarotonga	+ V?	only specimen 1937!
Mangaia
Ātiu
Ma‘uke
Miti‘āro
Aitutaki
Palmerston
Manuae
Takūtea
Tongareva
Manihiki
Rakahanga
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau
Suwarrow

Vouchers for:
Hippotion celerio

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Oceanic

Rarotonga _____ 1937 1cs specimen 1937-12, specimen, in AuckMus AMNZ169293, C.E.Clark with ID J.D.Bradley as Hippotion celerio; CIBED photo 2004-03 is of an old specimen in the MoA collection at Totokoitu.

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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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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