The wingspan is 40–54 mm. Head and thorax are grey with a rufus line on the vertex. Abdomen greyish with yellow lateral bands on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments, and paired dark spots on the vertex. There are some darker marks on terminal segments. Anal tufts are greyish at base and black tipped. Thorax pale brown. Forewings are greyish with two indistinct subbasal lines. Antemedial is a curved dark band. Subapical markings are prominent and continue towards outer angle as a submarginal line. Hindwings have a yellow band constricted at middle. Ventral side of hindwings is with three transverse lines, of which there are traces on forewing as well. Larva pale red with purplish dots. A pale subdorsal line runs with dark margins. Dark lateral oblique stripes can be seen from 3rd to 10th somites. Horn is black. In the early instars, the larva is dull brown.[3]
Ecologyedit
Adults fly deep within bushes to reach nectiferous flowers, particularly those of Duranta erecta. They are active at dawn and dusk. Adults have light and dark brown forewings, and yellow and black hindwings. Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hedyotis hydyotidea and Hedyotis acutangulata in Hong Kong, Hedyotis uncinella and Hedyotis scandens in India, as well as Spermacoce hispida, Borreria and Corchorus capsularis. The larvae are green initially, but the last instar is sometimes brown, with diagonal dark stripes and white speckles. All instars have a spine on the tail. They grow to a length of about 50 mm.[4]
Subspeciesedit
Macroglossum insipida insipida
Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Papua New Guinea and Queensland)
Macroglossum insipida papuanum Male dorsal
Macroglossum insipida papuanum Male ventral
Referencesedit
^. Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum troglodytus troglodytus Butler, 1875 -- Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
^Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 February 2012). "Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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macroglossum, insipida, hermit, hummingbird, hawkmoth, moth, family, sphingidae, described, arthur, gardiner, butler, 1875, hermit, hummingbird, hawkmothdorsal, maleventral, malescientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclas. Macroglossum insipida the hermit hummingbird hawkmoth is a moth of the family Sphingidae It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875 Hermit hummingbird hawkmothDorsal maleVentral maleScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus MacroglossumSpecies M insipidaBinomial nameMacroglossum insipidaButler 1875 1 SynonymsMacroglossa troglodytus Boisduval 1875 Macroglossum insipida sinensis Mell 1922 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Ecology 4 Subspecies 5 References 6 External linksDistribution editIt is known from Sri Lanka southern and eastern India Nepal Thailand southern China Taiwan Japan Ryukyu Archipelago Vietnam Malaysia Peninsular Sarawak Indonesia Sumatra Java Kalimantan Papua New Guinea and Queensland 2 Description editThe wingspan is 40 54 mm Head and thorax are grey with a rufus line on the vertex Abdomen greyish with yellow lateral bands on 2nd 3rd and 4th segments and paired dark spots on the vertex There are some darker marks on terminal segments Anal tufts are greyish at base and black tipped Thorax pale brown Forewings are greyish with two indistinct subbasal lines Antemedial is a curved dark band Subapical markings are prominent and continue towards outer angle as a submarginal line Hindwings have a yellow band constricted at middle Ventral side of hindwings is with three transverse lines of which there are traces on forewing as well Larva pale red with purplish dots A pale subdorsal line runs with dark margins Dark lateral oblique stripes can be seen from 3rd to 10th somites Horn is black In the early instars the larva is dull brown 3 Ecology editAdults fly deep within bushes to reach nectiferous flowers particularly those of Duranta erecta They are active at dawn and dusk Adults have light and dark brown forewings and yellow and black hindwings Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hedyotis hydyotidea and Hedyotis acutangulata in Hong Kong Hedyotis uncinella and Hedyotis scandens in India as well as Spermacoce hispida Borreria and Corchorus capsularis The larvae are green initially but the last instar is sometimes brown with diagonal dark stripes and white speckles All instars have a spine on the tail They grow to a length of about 50 mm 4 Subspecies editMacroglossum insipida insipida Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild amp Jordan 1903 Papua New Guinea and Queensland nbsp Macroglossum insipida papuanum Male dorsal nbsp Macroglossum insipida papuanum Male ventralReferences edit CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae Cate sphingidae org Archived from the original on 2012 10 02 Retrieved 2011 10 25 Pittaway A R Kitching I J 2018 Macroglossum troglodytus troglodytus Butler 1875 Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Retrieved December 16 2018 Hampson G F 1892 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume I Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Herbison Evans Don amp Crossley Stella 7 February 2012 Macroglossum insipida Butler 1875 Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths Retrieved 18 November 2018 External links editThe life history of the hawk moth macroglossum insipida papuanum rothschild amp Jordan 1903 Lepidoptera Sphingidae 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 insipida amp oldid 1170420220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
