Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Natural history and identification

Hippotion rosetta has a published larval association with Borreria in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. The taxonomic account distinguishes it from H. boerhaviae and notes that earlier larval descriptions were sometimes confused between the two. Reliable host and life-cycle information therefore depends on the identification used by the original author, not simply on a similar adult appearance.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Hippotion rosetta

Common names

Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Family

Sphingidae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth (Hippotion rosetta) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source