''Hippotion batschii'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Sphingidae. It is known from

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It is very similar to '' Hippotion saclavorum'', but distinguishable by the darker reddish-brown colour of the upperside of the body and forewings. Only the fifth postmedian line is distinct and conspicuous on the forewing upperside.

References

* Pinhey, E. (1962): ''Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa''. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town. Hippotion Moths described in 1870 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Macroglossini-stub