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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Macroglossum glaucoptera
Macroglossum glaucopteraButler, 1875
IUCN
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Macroglossinae
  3. Macroglossini
  4. Macroglossina
  5. Macroglossum
  6.  glaucoptera
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TL: [Sri Lanka]

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46 - 52 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishDark Hummingbird Hawkmoth
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    MelastomataceaeMemecylon scutellatum
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Macroglossa lepchaButler, 1876
    Macroglossum obscuricepsButler, 1876
    Macroglossa fuscataHuwe, 1895
    Macroglossum geoffmartiniEitschberger, 2003
    Macroglossum loeffleriEitschberger, 2003
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Sphingidae of the Eastern PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
    The insects of Papua IndonesiaJan Moonen

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