Image of Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan ♂ (Peninsular Malaysia)
♂ (Peninsular Malaysia)

Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan

Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 647.

Diagnosis

The forewing has a central pale bar without the dark triangles of M. mitchelli and more uniform dark grey areas distally and basally than M. heliophila. The forewing apex is more produced than in the latter species.

Geographical range

Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, ?Sulawesi (D’Abrera, 1986).

Habitat preference

The single Bornean specimen was taken at Seria on the Brunei coast (Harman, 1981).

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Species (17)


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