Macroglossum marquesanum | |
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Macroglossum marquesanum. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Macroglossum |
Species: | M. marquesanum
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Binomial name | |
Macroglossum marquesanum Collenette, 1935
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Macroglossum marquesanum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
This endemic species is known from the Marquesas Islands.
Macroglossum marquesanum has a wingspan of 60–65 mm (2.4–2.6 in) (in males), and a body length of about 15–16.5 mm (0.59–0.65 in). These large moths have dark brown or brown-olive head, thorax and abdomen. Forewings are brown, with three faintly defined transversal darker patches. Hindwings are yellowish. [2]