Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00084
Plain Grey Hawkmoth
Psilogramma increta
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About Plain Grey Hawkmoth
Plain Grey Hawkmoth (Psilogramma increta) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
The Psilogramma increta account discusses a complex of similar hawkmoths and a published larval association with African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata. The source qualifies the identity of some regional immature material. That caution should be retained when comparing Hawaiian photographs or assigning a host to a particular population.
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
- Psilogramma increta
- Common names
- Plain Grey 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
- Plain Grey Hawkmoth (Psilogramma increta) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.