Macroglossum ungues
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Macroglossum |
Species: | M. ungues
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Macroglossum ungues | |
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Macroglossum ungues is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia, from Java to Ambon, and also the Philippines[2] and Taiwan.
Adults of subspecies cheni are usually active during the day, but are also attracted to light at night. They usually fly fast along the margins or above the canopy of coastal forests. Observed nectar sources are Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Clerodendrum inerme, , Cerbera manghas, Peucedanum japonicum, , , Aglaia chittagonga, Rourea minor and .
Larvae of subspecies cheni have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens var. mairei.
Subspecies[]
- Macroglossum ungues ungues
- Macroglossum ungues cheni Yen, Kitching & Tzen, 2003 (Lanyu Island in Taiwan)[3]
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 ungues ungues Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum ungues cheni Yen, Kitching & Tzen, 2003". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Categories:
- Macroglossum
- Moths described in 1903
- Macroglossum stubs