Macroglossum pyrrhosticta

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	M. pyrrhosticta
Binomial name
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875[1]
Synonyms
Macroglossum pyrrhostictum Macroglossa catapyrrha Butler, 1875 Macroglossum pyrrhosticta albifascia (Mell, 1922) Macroglossum pyrrhosticta ferrea (Mell, 1922) Macroglossum fukienensis Chu & Wang, 1980

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka, eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, central and eastern China, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, the southern Russian Far East, Taiwan, the Philippines (Luzon), eastern Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also an introduced species in Hawaii.

Description

The wingspan is 42-56 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in Hawaii and from late June to late October in Korea.

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  Male dorsal
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  Male ventral
• Pollen gathering activity in Japan

Biology

Larvae have been recorded on Paederia scandens, Psychotria rubra, Paederia foetida and Paederia tomentosa.