Macroglossum alcedo
| Macroglossum alcedo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. alcedo |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum alcedo | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macroglossum alcedo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanimbar, the Kai Islands, Aru, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.[2]
Adults have brown patterned forewings and smaller yellow hindwings with a wide dark brown margin.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Papua Insects Foundation". Papua-insects.nl. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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