Macroglossum mediovitta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Taiwan and southern China (Hong Kong) south through Thailand and Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) to Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan).[2]
Macroglossum mediovitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Macroglossum |
Species: | M. mediovitta
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Binomial name | |
Macroglossum mediovitta |
It is similar to Macroglossum heliophila, but the forewings are more elongate and the distal margin is less convex.
Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta. They are on wing at dawn and dusk.
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.