Macroglossum poecilum

Macroglossum poecilum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. poecilum
Binomial name
	Macroglossum poecilum; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
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]

It is similar to Macroglossum insipida. The upperside of the body and wings have a reddish flush. The abdomen upperside has prominent dark paired spots and the yellow lateral spots are reduced. The abdomen underside has no black ventral patches.

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

References

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

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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.