Macroglossum mitchellii

Macroglossum mitchellii
Macroglossum mitchellii imperator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: M. mitchellii
Binomial name
Macroglossum mitchellii
Boisduval, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa imperator Butler, 1875
  • Macroglossum mitchellii chinensis Clark, 1928

Macroglossum mitchellii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java).[2]

The wingspan is 55-74 mm. This species is easily recognised by the upperside of the head and thorax having a broad, very dark median stripe that divides the pinkish grey background into two stripes.

Subspecies

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Macroglossum/mitchellii.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Macroglossum mitchellii imperator'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_imp.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-25.