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Macroglossum pyrrhosticta (Hummingbird Hawk Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta (Maile Pilau hornworm or hummingbird hawk moth) is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, central and eastern China, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, the southern Russian Far East, Taiwan, the Philippines (Luzon), East Malaysia and Indonesia. It is an introduced species in Hawaii. The wingspan is 42–56 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in Hawaii and from late June to late October in Korea.
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Prey / Diet

Paederia foetida (stinkvine)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0