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Hippotion balsaminae - Balsam striped hawk
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa national Park, Mozambique
Species details:
| Note: | Fairly small Hawk with pale yellowish-brown forewings and more or less distinct dark brown stripes, hindwings more yellowish with a brown band and margin | ||||
| Distribution: | widespread in most of Tropical Africa as far as KwaZulu -Natal, South Africa. Also in Madagascar | ||||
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