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Taxonomy
Macroglossum milvus (Boisduval, 1833)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: MacroglossinaGenus: Macroglossum
Species:
Macroglossum milvus (Boisduval, 1833)
Usage:
valid
Type data:
SYNTYPES Bourbon [La Réunion]; Mauritius [CMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Macroglossum (as ‡Macroglossa Ochsenheimer) by Butler, 1876, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 9: 524 .
Nomenclature notes:
This species was described again by Boisduval, 1833, Faune ent. Madag. Bourbon, Maurice (Lépid.): 79.
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Synonyms: 3


![Macroglossum milvus, female, upperside. [La Réunion] Reunion](https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/sites/default/files/styles/species_slideshow_large/public/Macroglossum_milvus_BMNHE813422_female_up.jpg?itok=83AxBzXt)
![Macroglossum milvus, female, underside. [La Réunion] Reunion](https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/sites/default/files/styles/species_slideshow_large/public/Macroglossum_milvus_BMNHE813422_female_un.jpg?itok=6h9UMNEu)