''Macroglossum vicinum'', or Jordan's hummingbird hawkmoth, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but ...

. It is known from southern

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, southern China and

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. The

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is 40–48 mm. It is a forest species which is on wing during the rainy season. Larvae have been recorded feeding on ''

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''.

Subspecies

*''Macroglossum vicinum vicinum'' *''Macroglossum vicinum piepersi'' Dupont, 1941 (Thailand)

References

External links

* Macroglossum Moths described in 1923 Moths of Asia Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Macroglossum-stub