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Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Macroglossum (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hübner, 1823)
Citation:Psithyros trochilus
Original genus:Psithyros
Publication:Hübner J. 1821–1824. Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge.
Journal:—
Volume:2
Issue:
Pagination:pl. 158, figs 1–4
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11992254
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Macroglossum trochilus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Macroglossum [as Macroglossa] by F. Walker (1856b: 90).

Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Syntype ♂ Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, destroyed. Uganda, Katera, 1935.
Distribution note:

The record of Comoros is probably due to a mistake in labeling (see B. Turlin 1996a: 168).

Turlin B. 1996a. Faune lépidoptérologique de l'Archipel des Comores (Océan Indien), (Rhopalocères, Sphingidae, Attacidae) (8).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Eitschberger U., Mooser J. & Müller G. 2014. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna des Hoggargebirges in Südalgerien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 203
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Angola Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. page 23
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Burkina Faso Prost A. 1986. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae de Haute-Volta (Lep.). page xxii
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Cameroon Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Central African Republic Basquin P. & Pierre J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Sphinx de la République Centrafricaine avec descriptions de nouvelles espèce et sous-espèce et d'une femelle inédite (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 503
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. page 469
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Congo Morin C., Rougeot P.-C. & Grillot J. P. 1974. Contribution à la faune de la République Populaire du Congo. Les collections de l'Université de Brazzaville. VIII. – Lépidoptères: Sphingidae.
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 276
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 87
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 245
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Equatorial Guinea Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. page 56
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Eritrea Joannis J. de 1913. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Eritrea raccolti nel 1902–03 dal Dott. A. Andreini. Lépidoptères. Heterocera. page 134 (as stellatarum)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1883a. Séance du 10 janvier 1883 (fin). Lépidoptères du Haut-Sénégal. page 735
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Gabon Aurivillius C. 1881. Om en samling fjärilar från Gaboon. page 46
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Ghana Kühne L. 2001. Contribution to the Lepidoptera-Fauna of Ghana – Part III: The Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of the expeditions 1992–1997. page 651
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 583
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Malawi Butler A. G. 1896c. On a collection of butterflies obtained by Mr. Richard Crawshay in Nyasa-Land, between the Months of January and April 1895. page 134 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Mali Eitschberger U. & Müller G. 2014b. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna von Zentralmali, Nordwest-Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 209
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Mozambique Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 446 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Nigeria Boorman J. 1960a. Notes on the Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nigeria. page 118
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Rwanda Strand E. 1909d. Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika, gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. page 111
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Saudi Arabia Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 268
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Sierra Leone Butler A. G. 1875e. Descriptions of thirty-three new or little-known species of Sphingidae in the collection of the British Museum. page 5 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa Mpumalanga van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 25
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa Western Cape Wallengren H. D. J. 1872. Bidrag till Södra Afrikas Fjärilfauna. page 50
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa Eastern Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 594
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 11
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 9 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 247 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Tanzania Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 247 (as trochiloides)
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Togo Aulombard F. 2021. La montagne de Kpimé, une localité intéressante au Togo. page 39
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 118
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) United Arab Emirates Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 54
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Yemen Wiltshire E. P. 1986. Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia: fam. Cossidae, Sesiidae, Metarbelidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae (Heterocera); fam. Satyridae (Rhopalocera) (part 5). page 270
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 463
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Galium aparine Rubiaceae Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1986. Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia: fam. Cossidae, Sesiidae, Metarbelidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae (Heterocera); fam. Satyridae (Rhopalocera) (part 5). page 270
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Galium sp. Rubiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Galium sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Oldenlandia corymbosa Rubiaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). page 245
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Rubia cordifolia Rubiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 91
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Rubia cordifolia Rubiaceae Kenya Sevastopulo D. G. 1956a. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (II). page 6
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Rubia sp. Rubiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138
Macroglossum trochilus (Hübner, 1823) Rubia sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Macroglossum fasciatum (Wallengren, 1858) (Wallengren, 1858) species Synonym Rhamphoschisma fasciatum
Macroglossum lysithous Boisduval, 1875 Boisduval, 1875 species Misapplied Macroglossum lysithous
Macroglossum trocailus Mitchell, 1973 Mitchell, 1973 species Misapplied Macroglossum trocailus
Macroglossum trochiloides Butler, 1875 Butler, 1875 species Synonym Macroglossum trochiloides