Macroglossum

Japanese: Macroglossum
Macroglossum

...This group of moths is relatively small and mainly diurnal flying, and is unified by the Japanese name ending "Houjaku." The genus Macroglossum , which is the core of this group, has about 80 known species and is distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics of Southeast Asia. Twelve species are known in Japan, but the number of species increases the further south you go.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Macroglossum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この科のガのなかで比較的小型で,主として昼飛性の種を含むグループに対し,ホウジャクという和名語尾で統一している。このグループの中心をなすMacroglossum属は,80種くらい知られ,おもに東南アジアの熱帯や亜熱帯に分布している。日本には12種知られているが,種数は南下するに従って多くなる。…

※「Macroglossum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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