The wingspan is 46–56 mm. The thorax is olive green. Forewings are without any reddish tinge; the antemedial band is filled in black and recurved along the inner margin. The first two postmedial lines are more angled below the costa. There is a black subapical streak and spot on the terminal segment of the abdomen which is strongly developed. A yellow band can be seen on the hindwings. The ventral side has three transverse lines on each hindwing.[2] The larva is polymorphic, with both green and brown forms. The horn is long and slightly curved upwards. The head and thorax of the pupa are dull greenish grey, and the rest of the body is brownish grey.[3]
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Ecologyedit
Adults are attracted to Duranta erecta and Lantana camara blossoms. They prefer flowers low down on bushes, and fly very close to the ground when approaching.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens in Hong Kong, Morinda umbellata and Paederia tomentosa farther north in China and mainly Morinda citridora in Thailand.
Referencesedit
^. Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
^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 sitiene Walker, 1856 -- Crisp-banded hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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macroglossum, sitiene, crisp, banded, hummingbird, hawkmoth, moth, family, sphingidae, described, francis, walker, 1856, crisp, banded, hummingbird, hawkmothscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepi. Macroglossum sitiene the crisp banded hummingbird hawkmoth is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856 Crisp banded hummingbird hawkmothScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus MacroglossumSpecies M sitieneBinomial nameMacroglossum sitieneWalker 1856 1 SynonymsMacroglossa sitiens Boisduval 1875 Macroglossa sinica Boisduval 1875 Macroglossa orientalis Butler 1876 Macroglossa nigrifasciata Butler 1875 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Ecology 4 ReferencesDistribution editIt is known from Sri Lanka eastern India Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand southern China Taiwan southern Japan the Ryukyu Archipelago Vietnam Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Indonesia Description editThe wingspan is 46 56 mm The thorax is olive green Forewings are without any reddish tinge the antemedial band is filled in black and recurved along the inner margin The first two postmedial lines are more angled below the costa There is a black subapical streak and spot on the terminal segment of the abdomen which is strongly developed A yellow band can be seen on the hindwings The ventral side has three transverse lines on each hindwing 2 The larva is polymorphic with both green and brown forms The horn is long and slightly curved upwards The head and thorax of the pupa are dull greenish grey and the rest of the body is brownish grey 3 nbsp Male dorsal nbsp Male ventralEcology editAdults are attracted to Duranta erecta and Lantana camara blossoms They prefer flowers low down on bushes and fly very close to the ground when approaching Larvae have been recorded feeding on Paederia scandens in Hong Kong Morinda umbellata and Paederia tomentosa farther north in China and mainly Morinda citridora in Thailand References edit CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae Cate sphingidae org Archived from the original on 2012 10 08 Retrieved 2011 10 25 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 sitiene Walker 1856 Crisp banded hummingbird hawkmoth Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Retrieved 16 December 2018 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 sitiene amp oldid 1047018893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
