Macroglossum neotroglodytus

Macroglossum neotroglodytus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and north-eastern India, Nepal, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.[2]

Macroglossum neotroglodytus
male, upperside.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. neotroglodytus
Binomial name
Macroglossum neotroglodytus
Kitching & Cadiou, 2000[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossum troglodytus ferrea (Mell, 1922)

References edit

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 -- Purple dwarf hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.