Maile Pilau Hornworm

Natural history and identification

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta is a hawkmoth with published larval records on Paederia foetida. The cited species account illustrates eggs and successive caterpillar stages on that plant in China. Those observations provide a documented life-cycle association, but do not establish which plants or seasons support breeding on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Macroglossum pyrrhosticta

Common names

Maile Pilau Hornworm

Family

Sphingidae

Order

Lepidoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Maile Pilau Hornworm (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta) belongs to Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source