Raised to species status by Bandermann, 1934, Ent. Jahrb.43: 118. Resynonymized with Hyles nicaea as a subspecies by Pittaway, 1983, Entomologist's Gaz.34: 82.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith