Macroglossum sylvia

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Macroglossum sylvia
Macroglossum sylvia MHNT CUT 2010 0 403 Sulawesi, Indonesie, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Macroglossum sylvia MHNT CUT 2010 0 403 Sulawesi, Indonesie, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. sylvia
Binomial name
Macroglossum sylvia
Boisduval, 1875 [1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa obscuraButler, 1875
  • Macroglossum palauensisMatsumura, 1930

Macroglossum sylvia, the obscure hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku) and the Philippines. [2]

The wingspan is 60–66 mm.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, [1875] -- Obscure hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.