''Macroglossum multifascia'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...

. It is known from

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and the

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. The striped pattern of the forewing distinguishes this species from other ''

Macroglossum ''Macroglossum'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777. Species *''Macroglossum adustum'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 *'' Macroglossum aesalon'' Mabille, 1879 *'' Macroglossum af ...

'' species. The upperside is dark chocolate brown. The head and thorax uppersides have a greyish flush. The abdomen upperside has one yellow transverse spot, a white dorso-lateral spot and some white scaling on the posterior segments. The side tufts are tipped with white. The tail is chocolate tawny in the male, but paler in the female. The abdomen underside is pale rusty brown, the middle is darker brown and shaded with grey. The tail is paler than the upperside. Both wing undersides are pale rusty brown on the disc. The hindwing upperside has a yellow band which is not interrupted. It is broader in the female than in the male. The hindwing underside is suffused with yellow from the base to the marginal band in the female and less extensively yellow in the male.

References

Macroglossum Moths described in 1903 {{Macroglossum-stub