''Macroglossum nemesis'' 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 w ...

of the family Sphingidae. It is known from

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

. The length of the forewings is 23–24 mm. It is similar to '' Macroglossum corythus corythus'' and ''

Macroglossum sylvia ''Macroglossum sylvia'', the obscure hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimant ...

'', but the forewings are longer and have a more varied pattern.

References

Macroglossum Moths described in 1998 Moths of Indonesia {{Macroglossum-stub