Macroglossum pyrrhosticta

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: M. pyrrhosticta
Binomial name
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
Butler, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossum pyrrhostictum
  • Macroglossa catapyrrha Butler, 1875
  • Macroglossum pyrrhosticta albifascia (Mell, 1922)
  • Macroglossum pyrrhosticta ferrea (Mell, 1922)
  • Macroglossum fukienensis Chu & Wang, 1980

The Maile Pilau Hornworm or Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta) is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, central and eastern China, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, the southern Russian Far East, Taiwan, the Philippines (Luzon), East Malaysia and Indonesia. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

The wingspan is 42–56 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in Hawaii and from late June to late October in Korea.

Larvae have been recorded on Paederia scandens, Psychotria rubra, Paederia foetida and Paederia tomentosa.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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