Macroglossum bombylans

Macroglossum bombylans, the humble hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

It is known from Nepal through China to Taiwan, Korea and Japan, with one record from the Russian Far East.

In northern China, there are two generations per year, with adults on wing from May to August.

Adults have been found feeding at flowers of Barleria cristata and Duranta erecta in Hong Kong, usually at dawn and late in the afternoon.

Adults are also a minor fruit-piercing pest of Citrus junos in South Korea.