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Macroglossum dohertyi

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Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland[2] and Papua New Guinea.

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)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Australian Insects. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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Macroglossum dohertyi: Brief Summary

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Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

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.

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