Macroglossum nycteris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Macroglossum |
Species: | M. nycteris
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Binomial name | |
Macroglossum nycteris | |
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Macroglossum nycteris, the Himalayan hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. [2] It's larvae have been recorded feeding on Galium species and Rubia cordifolia.
The wingspan is 40–48 mm (1.6–1.9 in).