HOLOTYPE [♀] Ceylon [Sri Lanka] (pres. by R. Templeton) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Macroglossum heliophila as a subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 54. Reinstated as a species by Holloway, 2011, Malay. Nat. J. 63: 316.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
