Macroglossum micacea

Macroglossum micacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. micacea
Binomial name
	Macroglossum micacea; Walker, 1856
Synonyms
	Macroglossa ethus Boisduval, 1875; Macroglossa nox Newman, 1857;

Macroglossum micacea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.^[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings, sometimes with indistinct paler bands across them. They have even darker brown hindwings with two yellow areas by the inner margin.

Subspecies[]

Macroglossum micacea micacea
Macroglossum micacea albibase Rothschild, 1905 (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands)

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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