Macroglossum sitiene

Macroglossum sitiene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: M. sitiene
Binomial name
Macroglossum sitiene
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa sitiens Boisduval, 1875
  • Macroglossa sinica Boisduval, 1875
  • Macroglossa orientalis Butler, 1876
  • Macroglossa nigrifasciata Butler, 1875

Macroglossum sitiene is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan (the Ryukyu Archipelago), Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular) and Indonesia (Sumatra).[2]

The wingspan is 46–56 mm. Adults are attracted to Duranta erecta and Lantana camara blossoms. They prefer flowers low down on bushes, flying very close to the ground when approaching.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens in Hong Kong, Morinda umbellata and Paederia tomentosa farther north in China and mainly Morinda citridora in Thailand.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.