TL: India, Assam, Meghalaya, Shillong
40-42 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishPurple Dwarf Hummingbird Hawkmoth 
日本語チビホウジャク
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rubiaceae Hedyotis scandens Rubiaceae Hedyotis uncinella
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Macroglossum troglodytus ferrea Mell, 1922
- Links
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Language Website Authors Japanese Moths 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 |