Macroglossum nycteris

Macroglossum nycteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: M. nycteris
Binomial name
Macroglossum nycteris
Kollar, 1844[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa volucris Walker, 1856

Macroglossum nycteris is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Afghanistan, east around the southern margin of the Himalaya to northern Myanmar, then north-east through China as far as Beijing and Shandong. It is absent from tropical south-east Asia, including lowland south-eastern China.[2]

The wingspan is 40–48 mm. The abdomen has maize-yellow lateral patches and the hindwing upperside has a maize-yellow band.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Galium species and Rubia cordifolia.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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