Macroglossum vacillans

Macroglossum vacillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: M. vacillans
Binomial name
Macroglossum vacillans
Walker, 1865[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa approximata Walker, 1865
  • Macroglossa pseudogyrans Rothschild, 1894
  • Macroglossa similis Rothschild, 1894

Macroglossum vacillans is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Indonesia.

Adults are brown with a broad red band across each hindwing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.