Subspecies Macroglossum prometheus prometheus Boisduval, 1875
- Macroglossa prometheus Boisduval, J.B.A.D.de in Boisduval, J.B.A.D.de & Guenée, A. 1875. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species Géneral des Lépidoptères Hétéocères. Tome 1. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. Paris. ii+iv + 568 + 6, pls 1-11 [first publ. syn., validated by Rothschild, 1903].
- Macroglossum maculatum Moore, F. in Horsfield, T. & Moore, F. 1858. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. London : Wm. H. Allen and Co. Vol. 1 v 278 iv 11 pp. 18 pls. [issued 1858, dated 1857] [262] [nomen nudum].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Kitching, I.J. & Cadiou, J.-M. 2000. Hawkmoths of the World, an annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). London; Ithaca & London : The Natural History Museum, Comstock Publishing Associates vii +226 pp. [136]
- Moulds, M.S., Tuttle, J.P. & Lane, D.A. 2020. Hawkmoths of Australia: Identification, Biology and Distribution. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 13 pp. i-x, 1-414. [193]
Generic Combinations
- Macroglossum prometheus prometheus Boisduval, 1875. —
Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologicae Supplement 9: i-cxxxv, 1-972, pls 1-67 [651]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Only Australian record from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; Myanmar, Java
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macroglossinae | 17-Sep-2020 | ADDED |