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Macroglossum neotroglodytus.jpg

Macroglossum neotroglodytus  Kitching & Cadiou, 2000


Home > Insects > Lepidoptera - Moths > ​​Bombycoidea​ > Sphingidae > ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Macroglossum neotroglodytus

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Macroglossinae
​Tribe: ​​Macroglossini
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: neotroglodytus​


  • Common names: Purple Dwarf Hummingbird Hawk Moth
  • Distribution: Sri Lanka, Southern and Northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum
  • Additional notes: Attracted to Blacklight
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Image locations

Images of Macroglossum neotroglodytus from Thailand.
Macroglossum neotroglodytus.jpg
Macroglossum neotroglodytus (Kitching & Cadiou, 2000) Chaiyaphum May
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Macroglossum neotroglodytus (Kitching & Cadiou, 2000) Chaiyaphum March
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Macroglossum neotroglodytus (Kitching & Cadiou, 2000) Chaiyaphum May
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Macroglossum neotroglodytus (Kitching & Cadiou, 2000) Chaiyaphum March

References: ​
Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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