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Macroglossum poecilum

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Macroglossum poecilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. poecilum
Binomial name
Macroglossum poecilum
Synonyms
  • Macroglossum poecilum modestum Seitz, 1929
  • Macroglossum poecilum ferrea (Mell, 1922)

Macroglossum poecilum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Hong Kong, Taiwan, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago) and Malaysian northern Borneo (Sarawak).[2]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Lasianthus chinensis in Hong Kong.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum poecilum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.