Macroglossum sylvia

Macroglossum sylvia
	Male dorsal
	Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. sylvia
Binomial name
	Macroglossum sylvia; Boisduval, 1875
Synonyms
	Macroglossa obscura Butler, 1875; Macroglossum palauensis Matsumura, 1930;

Macroglossum sylvia, the obscure hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku) and the Philippines.^[2]

The wingspan is 60–66 mm.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, [1875] -- Obscure hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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