The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara at dawn and dusk. The adult differs from Macroglossum affictitia in the head, thorax, abdomen and forewings being redder brown, the two lines forming the antemedial band of the forewing not filled in with black. The postmedial lines not so parallel, the second line being nearer the first at the costa, the third at inner margin. The patch near the apex reddish brown with no dark streak below it. Hindwings with reddish-yellow band.[3]
Larva is black. The head red, a white subdorsal line and the sides spotted and streaked with red and yellow. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Strychnos angustiflora in Hong Kong and on Strychnos nux-vomica, Saprosoma indicum and Spermadictyon suaveolans in India.[4]
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^. Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^"Macroglossum belis Linnaeus, 1776". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum belis (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Common hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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macroglossum, belis, common, hummingbird, hawkmoth, moth, family, sphingidae, described, carl, linnaeus, 1758, 10th, edition, systema, naturae, known, from, lanka, india, nepal, thailand, southern, china, taiwan, japan, ryukyu, archipelago, vietnam, indonesia,. Macroglossum belis the common hummingbird hawkmoth is a moth of the family Sphingidae It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae It is known from Sri Lanka India Nepal Thailand southern China Taiwan Japan Ryukyu Archipelago Vietnam and Indonesia Java 2 Common hummingbird hawkmothDorsal view MHNTVentral view MHNTScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus MacroglossumSpecies M belisBinomial nameMacroglossum belis Linnaeus 1758 1 SynonymsSphinx belis Linnaeus 1758 Macroglossa pyrrhula Boisduval 1875 Macroglossa opis Boisduval 1875Description editThe wingspan is 50 60 mm Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara at dawn and dusk The adult differs from Macroglossum affictitia in the head thorax abdomen and forewings being redder brown the two lines forming the antemedial band of the forewing not filled in with black The postmedial lines not so parallel the second line being nearer the first at the costa the third at inner margin The patch near the apex reddish brown with no dark streak below it Hindwings with reddish yellow band 3 Larva is black The head red a white subdorsal line and the sides spotted and streaked with red and yellow Larvae have been recorded feeding on Strychnos angustiflora in Hong Kong and on Strychnos nux vomica Saprosoma indicum and Spermadictyon suaveolans in India 4 References edit CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae Cate sphingidae org Archived from the original on 2012 09 26 Retrieved 2011 10 25 Macroglossum belis Linnaeus 1776 India Biodiversity Portal Retrieved 6 July 2016 Hampson G F 1892 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume I Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Pittaway A R Kitching I J 2018 Macroglossum belis Linnaeus 1758 Common hummingbird hawkmoth Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Retrieved December 15 2018 External links edit nbsp Media related to Macroglossum belis at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Macroglossum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macroglossum belis amp oldid 1025114192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
