Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland[2] and Papua New Guinea.
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| Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male dorsal | |
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| Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male ventral | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macroglossum |
| Species: | M. dohertyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894[1]
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This species is distinguished from other Macroglossum species by the presence on the forewing upperside of two narrow, sharply defined, buffish-white bands in the place of the space between the median lines and the grey postdiscal line. The forewings are brown and the hindwings are dark yellow with a broad brown margin.
Subspecies
edit- Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi
- Macroglossum dohertyi doddi Clark, 1922 (Papua New Guinea)
References
edit- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Australian Insects". Australian Insects. 2008-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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