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Macroglossum trochiloides Butler, 1875

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Macroglossum (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Macroglossum trochilus
Authorship:Butler, 1875
Citation:Macroglossa [sic] trochiloides, n. sp.
Original genus:Macroglossum
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875e. Descriptions of thirty-three new or little-known species of Sphingidae in the collection of the British Museum.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1875
Issue:1
Pagination:5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501150
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Psithyros trochilus Hübner, 1823; synonymized by I. Kitching & Cadiou (2000: 55, 137).

Kitching I. J. & Cadiou J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the world. An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Macroglossum trochiloides Butler, 1875 Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. J. Foxcroft.
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