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 (en)
- Basiothia medea (nl)
- Basiothia medea (sv)
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| - 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. (en)
- Basiothia medea is een vlinder uit de familie van de pijlstaarten (Sphingidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1781 gepubliceerd door Johann Christian Fabricius. (nl)
- Basiothia medea är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Fabricius 1781. Basiothia medea ingår i släktet Basiothia och familjen svärmare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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| - *Sphinx medea (Fabricius, 1781)
*Sphinx minus (Fabricius, 1787)
*Sphinx idrieus (Drury, 1782)
*Sphinx clio (Fabricius, 1793)
*Sphinx onothberina (Martyn, 1797)
*Choerocampa transfigurata (Wallengren, 1860)
*Basiothia nigrita (Clark, 1920)
*Basiothia idricus (Walker, 1856) (en)
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| - 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. (en)
- Basiothia medea is een vlinder uit de familie van de pijlstaarten (Sphingidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1781 gepubliceerd door Johann Christian Fabricius. (nl)
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