Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Macroglossum micacea People also search for Macroglossum alcedo | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Macroglossum Rank Species | |
Macroglossum micacea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Solomon Islands, the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have dark brown forewings, sometimes with indistinct paler bands across them. They have even darker brown hindwings with two yellow areas by the inner margin.
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