Macroglossum dohertyi

Macroglossum dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Queensland^[2] and Papua New Guinea.

Macroglossum dohertyi
Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male dorsal
Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi Male ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. dohertyi
Binomial name
Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894[1]
Synonyms
Bombylia doddi Macroglossum dohertyi melanura Jordan, 1926

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

• Macroglossum dohertyi dohertyi
• Macroglossum dohertyi doddi Clark, 1922 (Papua New Guinea)