Hippotion echeclus

Hippotion echeclus, the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *

Distribution
It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Lombok, Sumba) and the Philippines (Luzon, Bohol).

Description
The wingspan is 64–84 mm.

Biology
Larvae have been recorded on Sesamum indicum and Monochoria hastaefolia in India and Eichhornia crassipes in Thailand.