Biology:Macroglossum bombylans
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. bombylans
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| Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875[1]
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Macroglossum bombylans, the humble hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal through China to Taiwan, Korea and Japan , with one record from the Russian Far East. It is also found in northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and the Philippines .[2]
The wingspan is 40–52 mm. In northern China, there are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to August. In Korea, adults have been recorded from mid-July to mid-October. Adults have been found feeding at flowers of Barleria cristata and Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, usually at dawn and late in the afternoon. Adults are also a minor fruit-piercing pest of Citrus junos in South Korea.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rubia cordifolia in India, Rubia akane in Japan and Paederia and Stauntonia species elsewhere.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927165557/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Macroglossum/bombylans.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, [1875 -- Humble hummingbird hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_bom.htm. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1953267 entry
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