Macroglossum hirundo

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Macroglossum hirundo
Macroglossum hirundo errans MHNT CUT 2010 0 373 Townsville, Queensland, Australia, male dorsal.jpg
Macroglossum hirundo male dorsal
Macroglossum hirundo errans MHNT CUT 2010 0 373 Townsville, Queensland, Australia, male, ventral.jpg
Macroglossum hirundo male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. hirundo
Binomial name
Macroglossum hirundo
Boisduval, 1832 [1]
Synonyms
  • Leucostrophus hirundo
  • Macroglossa cinerascensButler, 1884
  • Macroglossa belindaPagenstecher, 1900
  • Macroglossum tinnunculusBoisduval, 1875
  • Macroglossum navigatorumRebel, 1915
  • Rhamphoschisma scottiarumR. Felder, 1874
  • Macroglossum hirundo vitienseRothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Macroglossum hirundo tonganumGehlen, 1930
  • Macroglossum hirundo samoanumRothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Macroglossum hirundo interruptaCloss, 1911

Macroglossum hirundo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Society Islands, Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales), [2] Papua New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. [3]

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

They larvae feed on various Rubiaceae species, including Canthium odoratum , Coelospermum reticulatum , Coprosma repens , Morinda jasminoides , Myrmecodia beccarii , Pavetta australiensis and Psychotria loniceroides .

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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