Macroglossum glaucoptera

(Macroglossum glaucoptera)

Description

Macroglossum glaucoptera, the dark hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines (Mindanao). Single specimen recorded from Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Macroglossum
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