Macroglossum meeki

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

Macroglossum meeki is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea. [2]

The length of the forewings is about 27 mm. It is similar to Macroglossum passalus and Macroglossum faro . The head upperside is slate-coloured, with a darker dorsal midline. The thorax upperside is olive green. The palpus underside is slaty grey, speckled with white. The underside of the thorax and legs is clayish ochre. The underside of both wings is walnut-brown and the distal borders are dark brown. The forewing underside is yellow at the extreme base. The hindwing upperside has an interrupted yellow band.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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