Biology:Macroglossum prometheus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Macroglossum prometheus | |
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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. prometheus
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875[1]
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Macroglossum prometheus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
It is known from south-east Asia and Queensland.
Description
The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2] There is a prominent, subapical, costal, grey patch on the forewing and a sharply defined distal border on the hindwing. Both wing undersides are brown, shaded with khaki, the yellow anal area contrasts sharply. The hindwing upperside has a yellow band which is very sharply defined.
Male dorsal
Male Ventral
Subspecies
- Macroglossum prometheus prometheus
- Macroglossum prometheus lineata Lucas, 1891 (Australia)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006193443/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Macroglossum/prometheus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2003-07-15. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/prometheus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Wikidata ☰ Q2288039 entry
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