| Macroglossum nycteris | Kollar, 1844 |
TL: [India, Uttar Pradesh,] Massuri [Mussoorie]
40-48 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishHimalayan Hummingbird Hawkmoth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rubiaceae Galium Bedstraw Rubiaceae Rubia cordifolia Common madder
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Macroglossa volucris Walker, 1856
- Links
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Language Website Authors Moths of India Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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