Macroglossum eichhorni
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Macroglossum eichhorni is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from the Solomon Islands
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The length of the forewings 24–25 mm. The head and thorax uppersides are brown, with a dark mesial stripe. The head has a white line above the eye. The palpus underside is whitish grey. The thorax underside is buff mesially, the sides are darker. The abdomen underside is tawny ochraceous, with darker sides. The forewing upperside has a blackish basal area, but not so dark as the antemedian band. Both wing undersides are chestnut, with brown distal margins. The forewing underside has a yellow base. The hindwing upperside has a constricted yellow band, the black border is broad and strongly convex. The hindwing undersides have a yellow basal half. The anal area is deeper yellow.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family. It is known from the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
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The length of the forewings 24–25 mm. The head and thorax uppersides are brown, with a dark mesial stripe. The head has a white line above the eye. The palpus underside is whitish grey. The thorax underside is buff mesially, the sides are darker. The abdomen underside is tawny ochraceous, with darker sides. The forewing upperside has a blackish basal area, but not so dark as the antemedian band. Both wing undersides are chestnut, with brown distal margins. The forewing underside has a yellow base. The hindwing upperside has a constricted yellow band, the black border is broad and strongly convex. The hindwing undersides have a yellow basal half. The anal area is deeper yellow.