Macroglossum clemensi

Macroglossum clemensi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sulawesi.

Macroglossum clemensi
Male museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Macroglossum
Species:
M. clemensi
Binomial name
Macroglossum clemensi
Cadiou, 1998[1]
Synonyms
  • Macroglossum johani Brechlin, 1998

The length of the forewings is 24 mm for males and 25 mm for females. The abdomen has a pair of conspicuous lateral white spots. This species is similar to Macroglossum albigutta albigutta but the area distal to the pale median band on the forewing upperside is darker. The basal area of the hindwing upperside is also darker and more extended.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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