Macroglossum semifasciata
| Macroglossum semifasciata | |
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| Mounted male specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. semifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, 1893[1] | |
Macroglossum semifasciata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2]
The wingspan is 65–70 mm. The abdomen upperside has very small yellow lateral patches and prominent black patches. The palpus is grey and the thorax underside darker. The abdomen underside has ill-defined buffish-grey mesial patches on the proximal segments. The hindwing upperside base is more extensively black than in similar species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.