''Macroglossum faro'', the large hummingbird hawkmoth, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. It is known from southern
India,
Thailand, south-eastern
China
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, southern
Japan
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(Ryukyu Archipelago),
Vietnam,
Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak) and
Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan).
The
wingspan is 74–78 mm. It is the largest known ''
Macroglossum'' species. It is similar in colour and pattern to ''
Macroglossum passalus'', but the thorax upperside and sometimes the first abdominal tergites are green, with no sharply defined dark area on the mesothoracic tegula. The abdomen has yellow patches which are comparatively smaller. The hindwing underside base is obviously shaded with yellow.
Subspecies
*''Macroglossum faro faro''
*''Macroglossum faro cottoni''
Cadiou, 2000 (Sulawesi)
Macroglossum faro cottoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 372 Puncak Palopo Sud Sulawesi male dorsal.jpg, ''Macroglossum faro cottoni'' male dorsal
Macroglossum faro cottoni MHNT CUT 2010 0 372 Puncak Palopo Sud Sulawesi male ventral.jpg, ''Macroglossum faro cottoni'' male venral
References
Macroglossum
Moths described in 1779
Moths of Asia
Moths of Japan
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
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