Macroglossum vicinum
| Jordan's hummingbird hawkmoth | |
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| Male museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. vicinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum vicinum | |
Macroglossum vicinum, or Jordan's hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern India, southern China and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 40–48 mm. It is a forest species which is on wing during the rainy season.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Chassalia curviflora.
Subspecies
- Macroglossum vicinum vicinum
- Macroglossum vicinum piepersi Dupont, 1941 (Thailand)
References
- ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Macroglossum vicinum". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum vicinum vicinum Jordan, 1923 -- Jordan's hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
External links
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-25.