Macroglossum stellatarum, Crete - photo © Marinios Gogolos
Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Macroglossum stellatarum is a moth of the family Sphingidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sphinx stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758)
Sphinx flavida (Retzius, 1783)
Macroglossa nigra (Cosmovici, 1892)
Macroglossum subnubila (Schultz, 1904)
Macroglossum fasciata (Rebel, 1910)
Macroglossum convergens (Constantini, 1916)
Macroglossum approximata (Lempke, 1959)
Macroglossum clausa (Lempke, 1959)
Macroglossum candidum (Eitschberger, 1971)
Macroglossum minor (Vilarrubia, 1974)
Common name
Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Classification
Superfamily: Bombycoidea > Family: Sphingidae > Subfamily: Macroglossinae > Tribus: Macroglossini > Genus: Macroglossum
Wingspan
43-74 mm
Habitat
Road sides, gardens, glades, parks, dry and warm rocky slopes.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Rubiaceae (Galium aparine, Galium mollugo, Rubia peregrina, Rubia tinctorium) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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