Basiotha schenckii - Brown-striped hawk

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Basiotha schenckii
Basiotha schenckii
Basiotha schenckii

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Known from DRC, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
AsteraceaeVernonia (Larval foodplant)
Larval food (by plant species):
Literature: Pinhey, E.C.G. (1975), Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa, Thomas Meikle Series No. 2, Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town, p. 100.
africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Basiotha schenckii .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403650, retrieved 7 October 2024

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