Macroglossum mediovitta

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Macroglossum mediovitta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. mediovitta
Binomial name
Macroglossum mediovitta

Macroglossum mediovitta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Taiwan and southern China (Hong Kong) south through Thailand and Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) to Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan). [2]

It is similar to Macroglossum heliophila , but the forewings are more elongate and the distal margin is less convex.

Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta . They are on wing at dawn and dusk.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.