TL: [Sri Lanka]
Similar species
46-52 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishDark Hummingbird Hawkmoth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Melastomataceae Memecylon scutellatum
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Macroglossa lepcha Butler, 1876 Macroglossum obscuriceps Butler, 1876 Macroglossa fuscata Huwe, 1895 Macroglossum geoffmartini Eitschberger, 2003 Macroglossum loeffleri Eitschberger, 2003
- Links
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Language Website Authors Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching The insects of Papua Indonesia Jan Moonen
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |