Basiothia medea
Basiothia medea, the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. It is however probably absent from the equatorial forest belt, except as a vagrant. The species is an active migrant. The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm and the wingspan is 49–63 mm. The body is grass green. The forewings are grass green with two or three faint darker green transverse lines. The hindwings are dull orange with a narrow brown margin. The larvae feed on , , Spermacoce, Pentas and species.
BasiothiaBasiothia idricusBasiothia laticornisBasiothia nigritaChoerocampa transfigurataList of Lepidoptera of Cape VerdeList of Sphingidae speciesList of moths of AngolaList of moths of EritreaList of moths of GabonList of moths of MadagascarList of moths of MalawiList of moths of MozambiqueList of moths of RéunionList of moths of Sierra LeoneList of moths of South AfricaList of moths of TanzaniaList of moths of YemenList of moths of the Central African RepublicList of moths of the ComorosList of moths of the Democratic Republic of the CongoList of moths of the GambiaSmall verdant hawkSphinx clioSphinx idrieusSphinx medeaSphinx minusSphinx onothberina
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Basiothia medea
Basiothia medea, the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. It is however probably absent from the equatorial forest belt, except as a vagrant. The species is an active migrant. The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm and the wingspan is 49–63 mm. The body is grass green. The forewings are grass green with two or three faint darker green transverse lines. The hindwings are dull orange with a narrow brown margin. The larvae feed on , , Spermacoce, Pentas and species.
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Basiothia medea is een vlinder ...... or Johann Christian Fabricius.
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Basiothia medea är en fjärilsa ...... s listade i Catalogue of Life.
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Basiothia medea, the small ver ...... permacoce, Pentas and species.
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*Basiothia idricus (Walker, 1856)
*Basiothia nigrita (Clark, 1920)
*Choerocampa transfigurata (Wallengren, 1860)
*Sphinx clio (Fabricius, 1793)
*Sphinx idrieus (Drury, 1782)
*Sphinx medea (Fabricius, 1781)
*Sphinx minus (Fabricius, 1787)
*Sphinx onothberina (Martyn, 1797)
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*Sphinx medea (Fabricius, 1781 ...... siothia idricus (Walker, 1856)
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Basiothia medea is een vlinder ...... or Johann Christian Fabricius.
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Basiothia medea är en fjärilsa ...... s listade i Catalogue of Life.
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Basiothia medea, the small ver ...... permacoce, Pentas and species.
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