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:

Notes:
Distribution: Known from DRC, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
AsteraceaeVernonia (Larval foodplant)
Related 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, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Basiotha schenckii .
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403650, retrieved 27 October 2025

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