Macroglossum vidua
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Macroglossum vidua is a moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is known from north-eastern Papua New Guinea
.
The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. It is similar to Macroglossum glaucoptera
, Macroglossum corythus luteata
and Macroglossum sylvia
, but recognisable by the dirty grey colour of the underside of the palpus, the greyish of the bases of the wing undersides and by the broad antemedian band of the forewing upperside. The head and thorax uppersides have no dark mesial stripe. The underside of the palpus and middle of the thorax are dirty grey, the white scaling mixed with drab-brown scales, the sides darker. The abdomen underside is grey. Both wing undersides are dark walnut-brown, dull, becoming somewhat olive distally, without a distinct brown border. The bases are faintly greyish. The hindwing upperside has an interrupted yellow band.
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 north-eastern Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. It is similar to Macroglossum glaucoptera
Macroglossum glaucoptera
Macroglossum glaucoptera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines ....
, Macroglossum corythus luteata
Macroglossum corythus
Macroglossum corythus is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia.The wingspan is 50-66 mm.Larvae have been recorded from Loganiaceae and Rubiaceae species.-Subspecies:...
and Macroglossum sylvia
Macroglossum sylvia
Macroglossum sylvia is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines....
, but recognisable by the dirty grey colour of the underside of the palpus, the greyish of the bases of the wing undersides and by the broad antemedian band of the forewing upperside. The head and thorax uppersides have no dark mesial stripe. The underside of the palpus and middle of the thorax are dirty grey, the white scaling mixed with drab-brown scales, the sides darker. The abdomen underside is grey. Both wing undersides are dark walnut-brown, dull, becoming somewhat olive distally, without a distinct brown border. The bases are faintly greyish. The hindwing upperside has an interrupted yellow band.