Macroglossum sitiene

Macroglossum sitiene, the crisp-banded hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856.

It is known from Sri Lanka, eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan (the Ryukyu Archipelago), Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia.

Forewings are without any reddish tinge; the antemedial band is filled in black and recurved along the inner margin.

There is a black subapical streak and spot on the terminal segment of the abdomen which is strongly developed.

They prefer flowers low down on bushes, and fly very close to the ground when approaching.