Macroglossum alcedo

Macroglossum alcedo
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. alcedo
Binomial name
	Macroglossum alcedo; Boisduval, 1832
Synonyms
	Psithyros alcedo;

Macroglossum alcedo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanimbar, the Kai Islands, Aru, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.^[2]

Adults have brown patterned forewings and smaller yellow hindwings with a wide dark brown margin.^[3]

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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