Macroglossum affictitia

Dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. affictitia
Binomial name
	Macroglossum affictitia; Butler, 1875[1]
Synonyms
	Macroglossa vialis Butler, 1875;

Macroglossum affictitia, the dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka and southern India to Myanmar, Thailand and south-western Yunnan, China.[2] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

The length of the forewings is 16–22 mm. It is similar in colour to Macroglossum gyrans. The sides of the thorax and legs are dull drab russet. The abdomen underside is without white mesial patches and the underside of the tail is the same colour. The forewing upperside has prominent antemedian black double lines. These are located close together, the space between more or less filled with black. The median area is grey and the discal lines thin and not prominent. The hindwing upperside is blackish brown at the base, as is the broad distal border band. The median band is yellowish orange or more tawny.[3]

The larvae feed on Strychnos species.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum affictitia Butler, 1875 -- Dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum affictitia Butler, 1875 -- Dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.