Hippotion

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Hippotion
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Hippotion celerio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Tribe: Macroglossini
Subtribe: Choerocampina
Genus: Hippotion
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms

Hippotion is a genus of sphinx moths. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Species

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Ecology

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Pollination

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Several species of the genus Hippotion have been identified as likely pollinators of the orchid species Cyrtorchis okuensis.[2]

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References

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  2. ^ Azandi, L. N., Stévart, T., Sonké, B., Simo-Droissart, M., d'Haijère, T., & Droissart, V. (2021). "Taxonomic description and pollination ecology of Cyrtorchis okuensis (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae), a new species endemic to the Cameroon Volcanic Line." Plant Ecology and Evolution, 154(3), 483-496.

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