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'''''Macroglossum assimilis''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Sphingidae]] family. It is known from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. |
'''''Macroglossum assimilis''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Sphingidae]] family. It is known from [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. |
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==Description== |
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It is similar to ''[[Macroglossum belis]]'', but the abdomen upperside has dark lateral patches that are less black and the underside of the abdomen and wings are less reddish. The forewing upperside is flushed whitish grey. |
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It is similar to ''[[Macroglossum belis]]'', but the abdomen upperside has dark lateral patches that are less black and the underside of the abdomen and wings are less reddish. The forewing upperside is flushed whitish grey. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wings are greyish without a rufus tinge. Fore wings with antemedial band wide at inner margin and straighter. Larva is bright green in color with a pale brown dorsal strip. A pale subdorsal stripe, with red-brown edge above. Dorsal area speckled with brown. Spiracles are black with oblique brown stripes between them. Lateral area is speckled with white. Horn is black with a yellow tip. Legs are pinkish.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Moths described in 1821]] |
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[[Category:Moths of India]] |
[[Category:Moths of India]] |
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[[Category:Moths of Sri Lanka]] |
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| Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821[1]
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Macroglossum assimilis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.
Description
It is similar to Macroglossum belis, but the abdomen upperside has dark lateral patches that are less black and the underside of the abdomen and wings are less reddish. The forewing upperside is flushed whitish grey. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wings are greyish without a rufus tinge. Fore wings with antemedial band wide at inner margin and straighter. Larva is bright green in color with a pale brown dorsal strip. A pale subdorsal stripe, with red-brown edge above. Dorsal area speckled with brown. Spiracles are black with oblique brown stripes between them. Lateral area is speckled with white. Horn is black with a yellow tip. Legs are pinkish.[2]
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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