Macroglossum variegatum

Macroglossum variegatum, the variegated hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2]

Macroglossum variegatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. variegatum
Binomial name
Macroglossum variegatum

The wingspan is 50–54 mm. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta.

The larvae have been recorded on Hedyotis species.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Macroglossum variegatum". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum variegatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Variegated hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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