Macroglossum semifasciata

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Macroglossum semifasciata
Macroglossum semifasciata MHNT CUT 2010 0 Pégou, Région de Bago, Birmanie male dorsal.jpg
Male dorsal
Macroglossum semifasciata MHNT CUT 2010 0 Pégou, Région de Bago, Birmanie male ventral.jpg
Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. semifasciata
Binomial name
Macroglossum semifasciata

Macroglossum semifasciata, the half-banded hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).[2]

The wingspan is 65–70 mm. The abdomen upperside has very small yellow lateral patches and prominent black patches. The palpus is grey and the thorax underside darker. The abdomen underside has ill-defined buffish-grey mesial patches on the proximal segments. The hindwing upperside base is more extensively black than in similar species.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, [1893] -- Half-banded hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.


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