Biology:Macroglossum godeffroyi
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Short description: Species of moth
Macroglossum godeffroyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Macroglossum |
Species: | M. godeffroyi
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Binomial name | |
Macroglossum godeffroyi Butler, 1882[1]
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Macroglossum godeffroyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Fiji.
This species is distinguished from all other Sphingidae by the presence of tufts of long hairs on the mid- and hind-tibia, similar to those of the abdominal scent organ. The abdomen has very prominent dorso-lateral black spots. The forewing upperside antemedian band is very broad, touching a large disco-marginal area of the same colour, the discocellular veins within the band thus separating the grey median area into a costal and posterior patch.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001044944/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Macroglossum/godeffroyi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q3002284 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum godeffroyi.
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