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Macroglossum sylvia
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. sylvia
Binomial name
Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, 1875
Synonyms
Macroglossa obscura Butler, 1875 Macroglossum palauensis Matsumura, 1930

Macroglossum sylvia, the obscure hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku) and the Philippines.

The wingspan is 60–66 mm.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
2. Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, [1875] -- Obscure hummingbird hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 16, 2018.

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