Maile pilau hornworm
The maile pilau hornworm is a hawk moth, one of the fast flying moths that hover in front of flowers like tiny hummingbirds. It lives in many parts of Asia. People also brought it to Hawaii, where it now lives too.
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Fun facts
Its other name, burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, comes from its way of hovering at flowers like a hummingbird.
It lives in many countries, from Sri Lanka and India to Korea, Japan and Indonesia.
In Hawaii it flies from April to August, but in Korea from late June to late October.
Its caterpillars have been found on several different plants, most of them climbing vines.
Most asked questions about Maile pilau hornworm
?Where does the maile pilau hornworm live?
In South and East Asia, and also in Hawaii, where people brought it.
?How big is the maile pilau hornworm?
Its open wings measure about 42 to 56 millimetres across.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
- Named by
- Butler, 1875
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Sphingidae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Where the facts come from
- Macroglossum pyrrhosticta (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by KENPEI. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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