Macroglossum corythus

Macroglossum corythus is a species of hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Macroglossum corythus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Macroglossum divergens
• Macroglossum gyrans
• Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
• Macroglossum sitiene
• Aellopos ceculus
• Macroglossum saga

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Sphingidae

Genus

Macroglossum

Species

Macroglossum corythus

More species