Biology:Macroglossum sylvia
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. sylvia
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, 1875[1]
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Macroglossum sylvia, the obscure hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, India , Thailand, southern China , Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku) and the Philippines .[2]
The wingspan is 60–66 mm.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009070550/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Macroglossum/sylvia.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, [1875 -- Obscure hummingbird hawkmoth"]. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/m_syl.htm. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2608179 entry
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