Macroglossum trochilus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Macroglossum
- Species
- Macroglossum trochilus
- Scientific Name
- Macroglossum trochilus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Macroglossum trochilus
Macroglossum trochilus, the African hummingbird hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is very common in most habitats throughout southern and eastern Africa and in the Comoro Islands.
Adults are frequently seen at flowers in full sunshine.
The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm.
The tail of the pupa moves when the pupa is disturbed or possibly in harm's way.
...Macroglossum trochilus in languages:
- English
- African Hummingbird Hawkmoth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Macroglossum adustum
- Macroglossum aesalon
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- Macroglossum albigutta
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- Macroglossum alcedo
- Macroglossum alluaudi
- Macroglossum amoenum
- Macroglossum aquila
- Macroglossum arimasi
- Macroglossum assimilis
- Macroglossum augarra
- Macroglossum avicula
- Macroglossum belis
- Macroglossum bifasciata
- Macroglossum bombylans
- Macroglossum buini
- Macroglossum buruensis
- Macroglossum cadioui
- Macroglossum caldum
- Macroglossum calescens
- Macroglossum canlaonensis
- Macroglossum castaneum
- Macroglossum celebicum
- Macroglossum claudepierreae
- Macroglossum clemensi
- Macroglossum corythus
- Macroglossum divergens
- Macroglossum dohertyi
- Macroglossum eichhorni
- Macroglossum eitschbergeri
- Macroglossum errans
- Macroglossum faro
- Macroglossum fritzei
- Macroglossum fruhstorferi
- Macroglossum glaucoptera
- Macroglossum godeffroyi
- Macroglossum gyrans
- Macroglossum haslami
- Macroglossum haxairei
- Macroglossum hemichroma
- Macroglossum hirundo
- Macroglossum insipida
- Macroglossum jani
- Macroglossum joannisi
- Macroglossum kitchingi
- Macroglossum kleineri
- Macroglossum lepidum
- Macroglossum limata
- Macroglossum marquesanum
- Macroglossum mediovitta
- Macroglossum meeki
- Macroglossum melanoleuca
- Macroglossum melas
- Macroglossum micacea
- Macroglossum milvus
- Macroglossum mitchellii
- Macroglossum moecki
- Macroglossum mouldsi
- Macroglossum multifascia
- Macroglossum nemesis
- Macroglossum neotroglodytus
- Macroglossum nigellum
- Macroglossum nubilum
- Macroglossum nycteris
- Macroglossum obscura
- Macroglossum pachycerus
- Macroglossum particolor
- Macroglossum passalus
- Macroglossum phocinum
- Macroglossum piepersi
- Macroglossum poecilum
- Macroglossum prometheus
- Macroglossum pseudomediovitta
- Macroglossum pseudonigellum
- Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
- Macroglossum pyrrhostictum
- Macroglossum quasivariegatum
- Macroglossum queenslandi
- Macroglossum rectans
- Macroglossum regulus
- Macroglossum reithi
- Macroglossum saga
- Macroglossum schnitzleri
- Macroglossum semifasciata
- Macroglossum sitiene
- Macroglossum soror
- Macroglossum spilonotum
- Macroglossum splendens
- Macroglossum stellatarum
- Macroglossum stevensi
- Macroglossum stigma
- Macroglossum sulai
- Macroglossum sylvia
- Macroglossum tenebrosa
- Macroglossum tenimberi
- Macroglossum trigi
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- Macroglossum vacillans
- Macroglossum vandenberghi
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