Biology:Macroglossum sylvia

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Short description: Species of moth

Macroglossum sylvia
Macroglossum sylvia MHNT CUT 2010 0 403 Sulawesi, Indonesie, male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Macroglossum sylvia MHNT CUT 2010 0 403 Sulawesi, Indonesie, male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. sylvia
Binomial name
Macroglossum sylvia
Boisduval, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa obscura Butler, 1875
  • Macroglossum palauensis Matsumura, 1930

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

  1. "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. 
  2. 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