| Macroglossum prometheus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. prometheus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum prometheus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macroglossum prometheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from south-east Asia and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. [2] There is a prominent, subapical, costal, grey patch on the forewing and a sharply defined distal border on the hindwing. Both wing undersides are brown, shaded with khaki, the yellow anal area contrasts sharply. The hindwing upperside has a yellow band which is very sharply defined.
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Macroglossum buini is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bougainville Island.
Macroglossum castaneum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands.
Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum faro, the large hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern India, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Macroglossum fritzei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-eastern China, central and southern Japan, Thailand and Borneo.
Macroglossum fruhstorferi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Obi Islands and Java.
Macroglossum glaucoptera, the dark hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia and the Philippines (Mindanao). Single specimen recorded from Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum gyrans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is known from South-east Asia and Madagascar.
Macroglossum hirundo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Society Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.
Macroglossum insipida, the hermit hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Macroglossum joannisi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland.
Macroglossum marquesanum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Macroglossum meeki is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Macroglossum milvus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Réunion and Mauritius.
Macroglossum mitchellii, the grey-striped hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Macroglossum multifascia is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Malaysia and the Philippines.
Macroglossum sitiene, the crisp-banded hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Macroglossum tenebrosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891. It is known from Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Aru, Papua New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands and north-eastern Australia.
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