Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 is a animal in the Sphingidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878

Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878

Macroglossum saga (grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth) is a Sphingidae moth whose larvae are recorded on Daphniphyllum macropodum in Korea.

Family
Genus
Macroglossum
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878

Scientific name: Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878. Macroglossum saga, commonly called the grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Sphingidae. In Korea, the larvae of this moth have been recorded feeding on Daphniphyllum macropodum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Sphingidae Macroglossum

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