Macroglossum variegatum

Macroglossum variegatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. variegatum
Binomial name
	Macroglossum variegatum; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Macroglossum variegatum, the variegated hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).^[2]

The wingspan is 50–54 mm. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta.

The larvae have been recorded on Hedyotis species.

References[]

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum variegatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Variegated hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum variegatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 -- Variegated hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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