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Macroglossum cadioui RB112 female up

Macroglossum cadioui, female, upperside. Indonesia, Sulawesi Selatan, Puncak Palopo

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia : Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Macroglossina
Genus: Macroglossum
Species: Macroglossum cadioui
Name

Macroglossum cadioui Schnitzler & Speidel, 2004

Type locality: Indonesia, S Sulawesi, way Palopo-Rantepao, Puncak Palopo, 900-1000 m.

Holotype: ZFMK. male. III.1998. leg. Schnitzler.
References

Schnitzler, H. & W. Speidel, 2004: A new species of Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777 from Sulawesi (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 114 (6): 243–246.

Macroglossum cadioui is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sulawesi.

The length of the forewings is 22–24 mm for males and 23–25 mm for females. It is very similar to Macroglossum caldum caldum, in that both species share bluish-white bands and lines on the forewing upperside.
References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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