Macroglossum marquesanum
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| Macroglossum marquesanum | |
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| Macroglossum marquesanum. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. marquesanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum marquesanum Collenette, 1935[1] | |
Macroglossum marquesanum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
This endemic species is known from the Marquesas Islands.
Description
Macroglossum marquesanum has a wingspan of 60–65 mm (2.4–2.6 in) (in males), and a body length of about 15–16.5 mm (0.59–0.65 in). These large moths have dark brown or brown-olive head, thorax and abdomen. Forewings are brown, with three faintly defined transversal darker patches. Hindwings are yellowish.[2]
