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Macroglossum vacillans

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Macroglossum vacillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Macroglossum
Species:
M. vacillans
Binomial name
Macroglossum vacillans
Walker, 1865[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa approximata Walker, 1865
  • Macroglossa pseudogyrans Rothschild, 1894
  • Macroglossa similis Rothschild, 1894

Macroglossum vacillans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Indonesia.

Adults are brown with a broad red band across each hindwing.[2]

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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