Macroglossum errans
Australian Hummingbird Hawkmoth at Cania, QLD
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| Macroglossum errans | WendyEM | 11 May 2025 | |
| Macroglossum errans | donhe | 10 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 10 May 2025 |
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Macroglossa errans Walker, F. 1856
4 comments
10 May 2025
Macroglossa errans is a synonym for Macroglossa hirundo according to
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c426413-e891-4c8f-995a-31e50195db70#names
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0c426413-e891-4c8f-995a-31e50195db70#names
10 May 2025
@WendyEM errans was given stat. nov. status by Moulds et al, 2020 in Hawkmoths of Australia
10 May 2025
I should have checked that. The trouble is NM is meant to follow AFD. I have posted Ian about it.
11 May 2025
M. errans was proposed as a subspecies of M. hirundo by Walker in 1856. It was promoted to a separate species by Moulds, and that is now how it is in Nmapr and AFD. No problem.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.960625-24.662006
- Places Cania, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2009 08:00 PM Recorded on
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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Species information
- Macroglossum errans Scientific name
- Australian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Macroglossum hirundo Macroglossa errans Rhamphoschisma scottiarum Macroglossa belinda
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