TL: [India, West Bengal,] Darjeeling
40-54 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishHermit Hummingbird Hawkmoth 
中文微齒長喙天蛾
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Malvaceae Corchorus capsularis White jute Rubiaceae Hedyotis acutangula Rubiaceae Hedyotis scandens Rubiaceae Hedyotis uncinella Rubiaceae Spermacoce hispida
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Macroglossa insipida Butler, 1875 Macroglossa troglodytus Butler, 1875
- Links
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Language Website Authors Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |