Synonymy

• Macroglossa belia Hampson, [1893] (synonymized by Hampson, 1900: 40).
• Macroglossa bengalensis Boisduval, [1875] (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 638).
• Macroglossa gilia Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903: 638).
• Macroglossa taxicolor Moore, 1879 (synonymized by Hampson, 1893: 115).

Primary references

• Swainson, W. 1820–1823. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from de classes of Ornithology, Entomology and Conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern Zoologists. Vol.1 BHL: i-ix, pl., text 1-66, index. 1820-1821 Vol.2 BHL: pl., text 67-119, index. 1821-1822 Vol.3 BHL: v-x, pl., text 120-182, index. 1822-1823 Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.42279 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Boisduval, J. B. & Guénée, A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères: 1–568. Reference page. 

• Hampson, G. F., 1893. In Blanford, W. T. (Ed.) The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma (Moths) 1. xxiii, 527pp. Taylor and Frances, London. Reference page. 

• Herrich-Schäffer, G. A. W., 1850-69. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. 1-84pp, 96 pls. Regensburg, G. J. Manz. BHL Reference page. 

• Moore, F., 1879c. Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 387–417. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Rothschild, W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphindigae. Novitates Zoologae 9 (Suppl.): 1–972. Reference page.