| Macroglossum micacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. micacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856[1] |
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Macroglossum micacea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Solomon Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings, sometimes with indistinct paler bands across them. They have even darker brown hindwings with two yellow areas by the inner margin.