Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Macroglossum | |
Scientific name Macroglossum neotroglodytus People also search for Macroglossum fritzei | ||
Macroglossum neotroglodytus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and north-eastern India, Nepal, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
The forewings have an iridescent violet sheen to them in live individuals.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hedyotis uncinella and Hedyotis scandens in India.
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