Macroglossum dohertyi
Species of moth
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Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland[2] and Papua New Guinea.
| Macroglossum dohertyi | |
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| Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male dorsal | |
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| Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. dohertyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894[1] | |
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This species is distinguished from other Macroglossum species by the presence on the forewing upperside of two narrow, sharply defined, buffish-white bands in the place of the space between the median lines and the grey postdiscal line. The forewings are brown and the hindwings are dark yellow with a broad brown margin.
Subspecies
- Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi
- Macroglossum dohertyi doddi Clark, 1922 (Papua New Guinea)
