Macroglossum passalus

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Macroglossum passalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. passalus
Binomial name
Macroglossum passalus
(Drury, 1773) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx passalusDrury, 1773
  • Sphinx pandoraFabricius, 1793
  • Rhamphoschisma rectifasciaR. Felder, 1874
  • Macroglossum rhebusMoore, 1858
  • Macroglossa sturnusBoisduval, 1875

Macroglossum passalus, the black-based hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, south-eastern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines. [2]

The wingspan is 52–62 mm. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara . They are on wing at dawn and dusk.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Daphniphyllum calycinum in Hong Kong, Photinia glabra in Japan and Photinia lindleyana in India.

Description

Upperside: antennae brown, and thickest near their extremities. Head and thorax greyish brown, with a dark line running down the middle. Abdomen red brown, with two yellow spots on each side. Tail broad and hairy. Anterior wings, next the body, dark chocolate, occupying a third part; next to this they are of a light red brown, growing darker as it approaches the tips. Inferior wings yellow next the shoulders; the apical half being of a fine dark chocolate. [3]

Underside: head white. Tongue curled up. Breast and thighs yellow clay coloured. Legs, sides, and abdomen dark clay coloured. Wings, next the body, yellow clay coloured; the remaining parts being red brown, with a faint darker border along the external edges. Wingspan 2 inches (50 mm). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum passalus (Drury, 1773) -- Black-based hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 2. p. 55. pl. XXIX. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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