Species Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856

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Introduction

Two subspecies of Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 are currently recognised, M. micacea micacea from Australia, and M. micacea albibase Rothschild, 1905 from the Solomon Islands. See Moulds et al. (2020) for further details.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Moulds, M.S., Tuttle, J.P. & Lane, D.A. 2020. Hawkmoths of Australia: Identification, Biology and Distribution. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 13 pp. i-x, 1-414. [182]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
26-Jun-2024	Macroglossinae	17-Sep-2020	MODIFIED
11-Dec-2014	SPHINGIDAE	20-Jul-2015	MODIFIED
07-Mar-2013		07-Mar-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)