Summary ²

The Maile Pilau Hornworm or Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta) is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. 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) and Indonesia. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

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1. (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettaman/4520990472/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum_pyrrhosticta

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• Butterflies and Moths of North America
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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