Macroglossum mitchellii subsp. imperator
Diagnostic description:
Distinguished from Macroglossum mitchelli mitchelli by the hindwing upperside medial band being much deeper yellow, and much broader: about as broad as the marginal border at vein M3.
Male genitalia: Uncus truncate-sinuate, angle rounded. Gnathos swollen at the rounded apex. Valve with stridulatory scales. Harpe similar to that of Macroglossum heliophila, obtuse, somewhat upcurved apically, not dentate. Phallus with process similar to that of Macroglossum heliophila, more curved proximad, the thin apical part not quite so long.