Macroglossum corythus

Macroglossum corythus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. corythus
Binomial name
Macroglossum corythus Walker 1856
Synonyms
Macroglossum oceanicum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 Macroglossa luteata Butler, 1875 Macroglossum platyxanthum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Macroglossum fuscicauda Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Macroglossa fulvicaudata Butler, 1882 Macroglossum novebudensis Clark, 1926 Macroglossum novirlandum D'Abrera, [1986] Macroglossa pylene Felder, 1861 Macroglossa cyniris Boisduval, [1875] Macroglossa phlegeton Boisduval, [1875] Macroglossa motacilla Boisduval, [1875] Macroglossa approximans Lucas, 1891 Macroglossa labrosa Swinhoe, 1892 Macroglossa moluccensis Rothschild, 1894 Macroglossum xanthurus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Macroglossum corythus is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia.

The wingspan is 50–66 mm.

Larvae have been recorded from Loganiaceae and Rubiaceae species.

Subspecies

• Macroglossum corythus corythus (Sri Lanka, southern India)
• Macroglossum corythus luteata Butler, 1875 (north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Japan (Tsushima Island), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Flores, Sumba, Sulawesi), the Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao, Luzon), Vietnam)
• Macroglossum corythus oceanicum (Rothschild & Jordan, 1915) (Chagos)
• Macroglossum corythus platyxanthum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (southern Japan)
• Macroglossum corythus xanthurus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Tenimber)
• Macroglossum corythus pylene Felder, 1861 (New Guinea, Amboina, Buru, Moluccas)
• Macroglossum corythus novirlandum D'Abrera, 1986 (Bismarck islands)
• Macroglossum corythus novebudensis Clark, 1926 (New Hebrides)
• Macroglossum corythus fulvicaudata Butler, 1882 (New Britain)
• Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Loyalty Islands)

Macroglossum corythus luteata and Macroglossum corythus oceanicum are treated as species (Macroglossum luteata and Macroglossum oceanicum) by some authors.

References

• Pinhey, E (1962): Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa. Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town.
• The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography
• Macroglossum corythus luteata at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic
• Macroglossum corythus platyxanthum at Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic