Macroglossum insipida
| Macroglossum insipida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. insipida |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macroglossum insipida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan), Papua New Guinea and Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is 40–54 mm. Adults fly deep within bushes to reach nectiferous flowers, particularly those of Duranta erecta. They are active at dawn and dusk. Adults have light and dark brown forewings, and yellow and black hind wings.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hedyotis hydyotidea and Hedyotis acutangulata in Hong Kong, Hedyotis uncinella and Hedyotis scandens in India, as well as Spermacoce hispida, Borreria and Corchorus capsularis. The larvae are green initially, but the last instar is sometimes brown, with diagonal dark stripes and white speckles. All instars have a spine on the tail. They grow to a length of about 50 mm.[3]
Subspecies
- Macroglossum insipida insipida
- Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua New Guinea and Queensland)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "''Macroglossum insipida insipida'' at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2006-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.