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Species: | M. glaucoptera
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Macroglossum glaucoptera Butler, 1875[1]
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The Dark hummingbird hawkmoth, (Macroglossum glaucoptera), is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java) and the Philippines (Mindanao).[4] Single specimen recorded from Papua New Guinea.[5]
The wingspan is 52–54 mm. The body upperside is yellowish-green with a blackish-brown fantail with no grey band between the lines. The forewing upperside is blackish-brown. Hind wings are with yellow band very narrow. Head is dark greyish, thorax and abdomen is brightly rufus. Abdomen has yellow and black lateral markings on anterior segments. The anal tuft is black with rufus tip. In female, thorax and abdomen olivaceus. Fore wings not quiet dark as in male. Hind wings have a broad band.[6]
Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta. Caterpillars are found on Memecyclon scutellatum.
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