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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:479897d9-d3d1-42a7-ad63-8000b56e974a

LSIDs are persistent, location-independent,resource identifiers for uniquely naming biologically significant resources including species names, concepts, occurrences, genes or proteins, or data objects that encode information about them. To put it simply, LSIDs are a way to identify and locate pieces of biological information on the web.

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Macroglossum hirundo
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Terrestrial Habitats

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Macroglossum hirundo

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Macroglossa hirundo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossa errans Walker, 1856
Published in: Walker, F. 1856. Sphingidae. List Spec. Lep. Insects Coll. Br. Mus. Vol. 8 pp. 1-271
Rhamphoschisma scottiarum R. Felder, 1874
Published in: Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. 1874. [1874-1875]. Lepidoptera. Heterocera. Noctuida. Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. (Zoologischer Theil). Wien. Band 2 (Abtheilung 2)
Macroglossa cinerascens Butler, 1884
Published in: Butler, A.G. 1884. The Lepidoptera collected by Herr Palisa at Caroline Island in May, 1883. Mem. Natl Acad. Sci. Wash. Vol. 2 pp. 93-96
Macroglossa lifuensis Rothschild & Jordan, 1894
Published in: Rothschild, L.W. 1894. [Details not found]. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. Vol. 7
Macroglossa belinda Pagenstecher, 1900
Published in: Pagenstecher, A.F. 1900. Die Lepidopteren Fauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Mit Berückstichtigung der thiergeographischen und biologischen Verhältnisse systematisch dargestellt. Erster Theil: die Tagfalter. Zoologica (N.Y.) Vol. 29 pp. 160 pp. 2 pls
Macroglossum vitiense Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Published in: Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novit. Zool. Ser. Supplement Vol. 9 pp. i-cxxxv, 1-972, pls 1-67
Macroglossum hirundo confluens Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Published in: Rothschild, Hon. W. & Jordan, K. 1906. 2. Some new Sphingidae in the British Museum. Novit. Zool. Vol. 13 pp. 406-407
Macroglossum hirundo samoanum Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Macroglossum hirundo interrupta Closs, 1911
Published in: Clark, B.P. 1911. Neue Sphingiden-formen in meiner Sammlung. Int. Entomol. Z. Vol. 5 pp. 50-51
Macroglossum navigatorum Rober, 1915
Macroglossum hirundo tonganum Gehlen, 1930
Published in: Gehlen, B. 1930. Neue Sphingiden. Entomol. Z. Vol. 44 pp. 130-131, 174-176 2 pls 1 fig.

Common Names

Common name Source
Hawk Moth
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
ARTHROPODA
subphylum
HEXAPODA
class
INSECTA
suprageneric
Pterygotes
order
LEPIDOPTERA
zoological_division
DITRYSIA
superfamily
SPHINGOIDEA
family
SPHINGIDAE
subfamily
Macroglossinae
genus
Macroglossum
species
Macroglossum hirundo  Recorded in Australia

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