This is a list of moths of the family Sphingidae that are found in India. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. The list is under development.

Subfamily Sphinginae

Genus '' Agrius''

* '' Agrius convolvuli'' Linnaeus 1758

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Megacorma ''Megacorma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politic ...
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Megacorma obliqua ''Megacorma obliqua'', the black-belted hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Sri Lanka, north-eastern India, Myanmar, south-western China (Yunnan, Hainan), Thailand, northern Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsula ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903

Genus '' Acherontia''

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Acherontia lachesis ''Acherontia lachesis'', the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the Oriental region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth gen ...

'' Fabricius 1798 * ''

Acherontia styx ''Acherontia styx'', the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a Sphingidae, sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in t ...

'' Westwood 1848

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Meganoton ''Meganoton'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes ...
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Meganoton analis ''Meganoton analis'', the grey double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India, Nepal, southern and eastern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, the south ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder * ''

Meganoton nyctiphanes ''Meganoton nyctiphanes'', the dull double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Nicobar Islands, the Andaman Islands, south-eastern China, Thailand ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Meganoton rubescens ''Meganoton rubescens'', the rosy double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, central and northern Thailand, southern China, northern Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, P ...

'' Butler 1875

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Psilogramma ''Psilogramma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species ''Psilogramma andamanica'' Brechlin, 2001 ''Psilogramma angelika'' Eitschberger, 2004 ''Psilogramma anne'' Eitschberger, 2001 ''Psilogramma argos'' Moulds & Lane, 1999 *' ...
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Psilogramma increta ''Psilogramma increta'', the plain grey hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from north-eastern China, Japan and Korea, south and east through China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Peninsular M ...

'' Walker 1865 * ''

Psilogramma menephron ''Psilogramma menephron'', the privet hawk moth or large brown hawkmoth, is a member of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is usually found in Sri Lanka, India (including the Andaman Islands), Nepal, central ...

'' Cramer 1780

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* '' Apocalypsis velox'' Butler 1876

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Pseudodolbina ''Pseudodolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, p ...
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Pseudodolbina fo ''Pseudodolbina fo'', the acanthus hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Nepal, Bhutan and north-eastern India into Tibet. The wingspan is 60–68 mm. There is one generation per year. The larvae have been r ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Pseudodolbina aequalis '' Pseudodolbina aequalis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India. References External links * Sphingini Moths described in 1903 Moths of Asia Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{ ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903

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Thamnoecha ''Thamnoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'', first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himala ...
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Thamnoecha uniformis ''Thamnoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'', first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himala ...

'' Butler 1875

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Pentateucha ''Pentateucha'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...
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Pentateucha curiosa ''Pentateucha curiosa'', the hirsute hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1908. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Yunnan in south-western China, northern Thailand a ...

'' Swinhoe 1908

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Dolbina ''Dolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1877. Species '' Dolbina borneensis'' Brechlin, 2009 '' Dolbina elegans'' Bang-Haas 1912 '' Dolbina exacta'' Staudinger 1892 '' Dolbina for ...
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Dolbina grisea ''Dolbina grisea'', the mountain hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is known from northern Pakistan, Kashmir, eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the western Gissar ...

'' Hampson 1893 * ''

Dolbina inexacta ''Dolbina inexacta'', the common grizzled hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from Pakistan, northern and central India and Nepal across Myanmar, southern China, northern Thailand and northern Vietn ...

'' Walker 1856

Subfamily Smerinthinae

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Amplypterus ''Amplypterus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schme ...
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Amplypterus panopus ''Amplypterus panopus'', the mango hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India (including the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Island ...

'' Cramer 1779 * ''

Amplypterus mansoni ''Amplypterus mansoni'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1924. Distribution It is known from south-east Asia, including north-eastern India, Burma, Thailand, Laos Laos (, ...

'' Clark 1924

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Ambulyx ''Ambulyx'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
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Ambulyx sericeipennis ''Ambulyx sericeipennis'', the common gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, ...

'' Butler 1875 * ''

Ambulyx placida ''Ambulyx placida'', the plain gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Himalayan foothills of northern India, Nepal and Tibet. The wingspan is 104–114 mm. It is similar to '' Ambulyx sem ...

'' Moore 1888 * ''

Ambulyx semiplacida ''Ambulyx semiplacida'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1990. Distribution It is known from Taiwan. Description It is similar to ''Ambulyx placida ''Ambulyx placida'', the plain glidi ...

'' Inoue 1990 * ''

Ambulyx maculifera ''Ambulyx maculifera'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India. References Ambulyx Moths described in 1866 Moths of Asia Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Ambulycini-stub ...

'' Walker 1866 * ''

Ambulyx lahora ''Ambulyx lahora'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Himalaya in Pakistan and India. References Ambulyx Moths described in 1875 Moths of Asia {{Ambulycini-stub ...

'' Butler 1875 * '' Ambulyx ochracea'' Butler 1885 * '' Ambulyx matti'' Jordan 1923 * ''

Ambulyx belli ''Ambulyx belli'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1923, and is known from India. It is named after the Indian forest officer and naturalist Thomas Reid Davys Bell Thomas Reid Davys Bell (2 M ...

'' Jordan 1923 * ''

Ambulyx liturata ''Ambulyx liturata'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Distribution It is found from Nepal, the north-eastern India states of Sikkim and Assam, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK ...

'' Butler 1875 * ''

Ambulyx substrigilis ''Ambulyx substrigilis'', the dark-based gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1847. Distribution It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, ...

'' Westwood 1848 * ''

Ambulyx canescens ''Ambulyx canescens'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Distribution It is found in Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the larg ...

'' Walker 1864 * ''

Ambulyx moorei ''Ambulyx moorei'', the cinnamon gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, the Nicobar Islands and Andaman Islands, ...

'' Moore 1858 * ''

Ambulyx auripennis ''Ambulyx auripennis'' is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879 and is known from Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, � ...

'' Moore 1879 * '' Ambulyx lestradei'' Cadiou 1998 * ''

Ambulyx sinjaevi ''Ambulyx sinjaevi'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India. References Ambulyx Moths described in 1998 Moths of Asia {{Ambulycini-stub ...

'' Brechlin, 1998 * '' Ambulyx tobii'' Inoue 1996

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Clanis ''Clanis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species '' Clanis baratana'' Brechlin, 1998 ''Clanis bilineata'' (Walker 1866) '' Clanis deucalion'' (Walker 1856) '' Clanis euroa'' Rothschild & Jor ...
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Clanis bilineata ''Clanis bilineata'', the two-lined velvet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866. Distribution It is found in Asia, but see the subspecies sec ...

'' Walker 1866 * ''

Clanis undulosa ''Clanis undulosa'', the wavy velvet hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879. The nominate subspecies is found in the southern Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula and north-eastern China, as far ...

'' Moore 1879 * ''

Clanis deucalion ''Clanis deucalion'', the three-lined velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from northern India and Nepal to central eastern China. The wingspan is 104–124 mm. Larvae have been recorded feeding on t ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Clanis phalaris ''Clanis phalaris'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in north-eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands and northern Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the ...

'' Cramer 1777 * ''

Clanis titan ''Clanis titan'', the scarce velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found from India and Nepal east and south through Myanmar and Yunnan in south-western China to Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Mala ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903

Genus '' Leucophlebia''

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Leucophlebia lineata ''Leucophlebia lineata'', the large candy-striped hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Thailand, eastern and southern China, Taiwan, Cambodia, ...

'' Westwood 1847 * '' Leucophlebia emittens'' Walker 1866 * '' Leucophlebia rosacea'' Butler 1875

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Polyptychus ''Polyptychus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. These middle-sized, light-brown moths are found in Africa and Southeast Asia. Description They are a middle-sized to large (wingspan 65–120 ...
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Polyptychus trilineatus ''Polyptychus trilineatus'', the common crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from large parts of South Asia. Description The wingspan is 74–112 mm. Polyptychus trilineatus MHNT CUT 2010 0 17 Doi Inthanon ...

'' Moore 1888 * '' Polyptychus dentatus'' Cramer 1777

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Marumba ''Marumba'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. Species '' Marumba amboinicus'' (C. Felder, 1861) '' Marumba cristata'' (Butler, 1875) '' Marumba diehli'' Roesler & Kuppers, 1975 '' Marum ...
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Marumba cristata ''Marumba cristata'', the common striped hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from the Himalaya, through Nepal and north-east India, southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland). Description T ...

'' Butler 1875 * ''

Marumba spectabilis ''Marumba spectabilis'', the rosey swirled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Distribution It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, southern China, Thailan ...

'' Butler 1875 * ''

Marumba dyras ''Marumba dyras'', the dull swirled hawkmoth, is a species of hawk moth described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in South-east and South Asia. Description The wingspan is 90–125 mm. The body is pale brown. There is a dark line ...

'' Walker 1856 * '' Marumba sperchius'' Ménétriés 1857 * '' Marumba nympha'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 * ''

Marumba indicus ''Marumba indicus'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India. References

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'' Walker 1856 * ''

Marumba poliotis ''Marumba poliotis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India. It is a small, grey species. There are shades of pale grey and pale brown on the forewing upperside, crossed by crenulated and irregular transverse l ...

'' Hampson 1907

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Morwennius ''Morwennius'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002. Its only species, ''Morwennius decoratus'', the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore ...
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* '' Morwennius decoratus'' Moore 1872

Genus '' Daphnusa''

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Daphnusa sinocontinentalis ''Daphnusa sinocontinentalis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in S ...

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Genus '' Langia''

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Langia zenzeroides ''Langia zenzeroides'', the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. Distribution It is found in northern India, eastern and southern China, South Korea, northern Thailand, northern Vietn ...

'' Moore 1872

Genus '' Rhodoprasina''

* '' Rhodoprasina floralis'' Butler 1876 * '' Rhodoprasina callantha'' Jordan 1929 * '' Rhodoprasina koerferi'' Brechlin, 2010

Genus '' Clanidopsis''

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Clanidopsis exusta ''Clanidopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species ''Clanidopsis exusta'', the white-streaked hawkmoth. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903 and the species was first descri ...

'' Butler 1875

Genus '' Agnosia''

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Agnosia orneus ''Agnosia orneus'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is known from India. References Smerinthini Moths described in 1907 Moths of Asia Taxa named by George Hampson {{Sme ...

'' Westwood 1847 * ''

Agnosia microta ''Agnosia microta'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is known from India. References Smerinthini Moths described in 1907 Moths of Asia Taxa named by George Hampson {{Sm ...

'' Hampson 1907

Genus '' Craspedortha''

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Craspedortha porphyria ''Craspedortha porphyria'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China, and south to Vietnam and central Thailand. It is also known from Java. Description ...

'' Butler 1877

Genus '' Cypa''

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Cypa uniformis ''Cypa uniformis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from China, north-western India and Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre ...

'' Mell 1922 * '' Cypa decolor'' Walker 1856 * ''

Cypa enodis ''Cypa enodis'', the cinnamon cypa, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India (Meghalaya), Thailand, southern China, northern Vietnam (Sa Pa), Taiwan and Peninsular Malaysia (Genting Highlands). T ...

'' Jordan 1931 * ''

Cypa ferruginea ''Cypa ferruginea'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka. It is similar to ''Cypa decolor ''Cypa decolor'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distr ...

'' Walker, 1865

Genus '' Cypoides''

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Cypoides parachinensis ''Cypoides parachinensis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae Species description, first described by Ronald Brechlin in 2009. It is known from Myanmar. References

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Genus '' Smerinthulus''

* '' Smerinthulus perversa'' Rothschild 1895

Genus '' Degmaptera''

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Degmaptera mirabilis ''Degmaptera mirabilis'', the variegated hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, northern Thailand, Anhui in China and Taiwan. The habitat consists of high altitude evergreen oak fores ...

'' Rothschild 1894

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Callambulyx ''Callambulyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species '' Callambulyx amanda'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 '' Callambulyx junonia'' (Butler 1881) *'' Callambulyx kitch ...
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* '' Callambulyx rubricosa'' Walker 1856 * '' Callambulyx junonia'' Butler 1881 * '' Callambulyx poecilus'' Rothschild 1898

Genus '' Anambulyx''

* '' Anambulyx elwesi'' Druce 1882

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Smerinthus ''Smerinthus'' is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Adults have conspicuous eyespots on the hindwings. Species '' Smerinthus astarte'' Strecker, 885/small> '' Smerint ...
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Smerinthus kindermannii ''Smerinthus kindermannii'', the southern eyed hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the central Palaearctic Region, from Turkey, Cyprus and Lebanon, east through Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and northern Paki ...

'' Lederer 1852

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Phyllosphingia ''Phyllosphingia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1897. Its only species, ''Phyllosphingia dissimilis'', the buff-leaf hawkmoth, was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861. Distributio ...
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* '' Phyllosphingia dissimilis'' Bremer 1861

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Sataspes infernalis ''Sataspes infernalis'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-western and north-eastern India, Bangladesh, northern Myanmar and northern Thailand. The thorax upperside is yellow, except for a black, ill-defined, ...

'' Westwood 1848 * ''

Sataspes xylocoparis ''Sataspes xylocoparis'', the eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and southern and eastern China. ...

'' Butler 1875 * '' Sataspes tagalica'' Boisduval 1875 * ''

Sataspes scotti ''Sataspes scotti'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-western India. References Sataspes (moth) Moths described in 1926 {{Smerinthini-stub ...

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Subfamily Macroglossinae

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Hemaris ''Hemaris'' is a genus of sphinx moths in the subfamily Macroglossinae, which is native to the Holarctic.Kitching, I. J. and J. Cadiou (2000). ''Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) ...
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Hemaris rubra ''Hemaris rubra'', the Kashmir bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1893.3 It is known from a number of valleys in Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical ...

'' Hampson 1893 * ''

Hemaris ducalis ''Hemaris ducalis'', the Pamir bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the mountains of south-western Xinjiang in China, the western Tian Shan, southern and eastern Kazakhstan up to the Altai Mountains, western Mong ...

'' Staudinger 1887 * '' Hemaris fuciformis'' Linnaeus 1758 * '' Hemaris saundersii'' Walker 1856

Genus '' Cephonodes''

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Cephonodes picus ''Cephonodes picus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in most of the Old World tropics, including India, the Cocos-Keeling Islands, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Torres Strai ...

'' Cramer 1777

Genus '' Gnathothlibus''

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Gnathothlibus erotus ''Gnathothlibus erotus'', the white-brow hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. Taxonomic notes *''Gnathothlibus erotus'' (Oriental tropics) *''Gnathothlibus erotus eras'' (from ...

'' Cramer 1777

Genus '' Daphnis''

* '' Daphnis nerii'' Linnaeus 1758 * ''

Daphnis hypothous ''Daphnis hypothous'', the jade hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I ...

'' Cramer 1780 * ''

Daphnis layardii ''Daphnis layardii'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882 and is known from Sri Lanka. It is similar to ''Daphnis moorei ''Daphnis moorei'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Willi ...

'' Moore 1882 * ''

Daphnis placida ''Daphnis placida'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (including Borneo), the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Daphnis minima ''Daphnis minima'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is similar to '' Daphnis placida placida'' but smaller and the forewing upperside median olive-green band is less oblique, wider p ...

'' Butler 1977

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Dahira ''Dahira'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Dahira bruno'' (Bryk, 1944) ''Dahira falcata'' (Hayes, 1963) ''Dahira hoenei'' (Mell, 1937) ''Dahira jitkae'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2007 *'' Dahira kitchingi'' (Brechlin, 2000 ...
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Dahira rubiginosa ''Dahira rubiginosa'', the rosy dahira, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-western India across Nepal and southern China to northern Taiwan and southern Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...

'' Moore 1888 * '' Dahira obliquifascia'' Hampson 1910 * ''

Dahira yunnanfuana ''Dahira yunnanfuana'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1925. It is found along the south-eastern slopes of the Himalaya, from Nepal through northern Myanmar to central Yunnan and Sichuan in China ...

'' Clark 1925 * ''

Dahira marisae ''Dahira marisae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the E ...

'' Schnitzler & Stüning 2009 * ''

Dahira tridens ''Dahira tridens'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणत� ...

'' Oberthür 1904

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Ampelophaga ''Ampelophaga'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...
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Ampelophaga rubiginosa ''Ampelophaga rubiginosa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer and William (Vasilii) Grey in 1853. It is found from north-eastern Afghanistan, east around the southern margin of the Himalaya to Yunnan, ...

'' Bremer & Grey 1852 * ''

Ampelophaga khasiana ''Ampelophaga khasiana'', the scarce vine hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. It is found from Nepal, Sikkim in north-eastern India and to central China. The wingspan is 80–102 mm. ...

'' Rothschild 1895 * '' Ampelophaga thomasi '' Cadiou & Kitching 1998 * ''

Ampelophaga dolichoides ''Ampelophaga dolichoides'', the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Pe ...

'' Felder 1874

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Elibia ''Elibia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species '' Elibia dolichus'' (Westwood, 1847) '' Elibia linigera'' Boisduval, 1875 References Macroglossini Sphingidae genera ...
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Elibia dolichus ''Elibia dolichus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1847. It is found in Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesi ...

'' Westwood 1847

Genus '' Acosmerycoides''

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Acosmerycoides harterti ''Acosmerycoides'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, ''Acosmerycoides harterti'' or Hartert's hawkmoth, was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895. Distribution It is f ...

'' Rothschild 1895

Genus ''
Acosmeryx ''Acosmeryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physici ...
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Acosmeryx anceus ''Acosmeryx anceus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia. Description The wingspan is 70–88 mm. Acosmeryx anceus anceus MHNT CUT ...

'' Stoll 1781 * ''

Acosmeryx naga ''Acosmeryx naga'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and South-east Asia. Description The wingspan is 86–112 mm. Acosmeryx naga MHNT ...

'' Moore 1857 * ''

Acosmeryx sericeus ''Acosmeryx sericeus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution Is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsula ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Acosmeryx omissa ''Acosmeryx omissa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. It is known from south-east Asia, including Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 * ''

Acosmeryx shervillii ''Acosmeryx shervillii'', the dull forest hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawe ...

'' Boisduval 1875 * ''

Acosmeryx pseudonaga ''Acosmeryx shervillii'', the dull forest hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawe ...

'' Butler 1881

Genus '' Eupanacra''

* '' Eupanacra busiris'' Walker 1856 * '' Eupanacra automedon'' Walker 1856 * '' Eupanacra regularis'' Butler 1875 * '' Eupanacra variolosa'' Walker 1856 * '' Eupanacra sinuata'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 * '' Eupanacra metallica'' Butler 1875 * '' Eupanacra perfecta'' Butler 1875 * '' Eupanacra mydon'' Walker 1856 * '' Eupanacra malayana'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903

Genus ''
Angonyx ''Angonyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one o ...
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Angonyx testacea '' Angonyx testacea'', the northern dark-green hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found in Nepal, northern India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sa ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Angonyx krishna ''Angonyx krishna'', the southern dark-green hawkmoth,

'' Eitschberger & Haxaire, 2006

Genus '' Enpinanga ''

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Enpinanga assamensis ''Enpinanga assamensis'', the Assam hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, Thailand, southern China China, official ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Enpinanga borneensis ''Enpinanga borneensis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines (Palawan). Description of adults Adults are strongly sexually ...

'' Butler 1879

Genus ''
Cizara ''Cizara'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes abo ...
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Cizara sculpta ''Cizara sculpta'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, south-western China, Thailand and Vietnam. The wingspan is 50–70 mm. It is similar to '' ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder 1874

Genus '' Nephele''

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Nephele hespera ''Nephele hespera'', the crepuscular hawkmoth, is a Sphingidae, sphingid moth described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Distribution It is found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, ...

'' Fabricius 1775

Genus ''
Neogurelca ''Neogurelca'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was described by Willem Hogenes and Colin G. Treadaway in 1993. Species '' Neogurelca himachala'' (Butler, 1876) ''Neogurelca hyas'' ( Walker, 1856) *'' Neogurelca masurie ...
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Neogurelca masuriensis ''Neogurelca masuriensis'', the diffuse-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from north-western India along the southern Himalaya of northern India. The wingspan is 42–50 mm. The larvae have been recorded ...

'' Butler 1875 * ''

Neogurelca hyas ''Neogurelca hyas'', the even-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Neogurelca himachala ''Neogurelca himachala'', the crisp-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, south-western, central and eastern China (including Tibet), northern Thailand, Taiwan, North Korea, South ...

'' Kirby 1892 * ''

Neogurelca montana ''Neogurelca montana'', the narrow-banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from central and south-western China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...

'' Jordan 1915

Genus ''
Sphingonaepiopsis ''Sphingonaepiopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica'' Melichar & Řezáč, 2013 '' Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei'' (Rothschild, 1904) '' Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades'' (Hübner, 1819) '' ...
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* '' Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio'' Boisduval 1875

Genus ''
Eurypteryx ''Eurypteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Eurypteryx alleni'' Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993 '' Eurypteryx bhaga'' (Moore, 1866) '' Eurypteryx dianae'' Brechlin, 2006 '' Eurypteryx falcata'' Gehlen, 1922 *'' Euryp ...
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Eurypteryx bhaga ''Eurypteryx bhaga'', the hook-winged hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. Description The wingspan is 82–84 mm. It is similar to '' Daphnis'' species, but easily distinguished by the ...

'' Moore 1865

Genus ''
Hayesiana ''Hayesiana'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Species * '' Hayesiana farintaenia'' Zhu & Wang, 1997 * '' Hayesiana triopus'' ( Westwood, 1847) Macroglossini Sphingidae gen ...
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Hayesiana triopus ''Hayesiana triopus'', the nonsuch hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, southern China and Thailand. The wingspan is 64–78 mm. The metanotum is dark brown with creamy-white stripe ...

'' Westwood 1847

Genus '' Macroglossum''

Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 (Sphindidae)

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Macroglossum affictitia ''Macroglossum affictitia'', the dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka and southern India to Myanmar, Thailand and south-western Yunnan, China. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler ...

'' Butler, 1875 (= ''M. vialis'' Butler, 1875 '' sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * '' Macroglossum aquila'' Boisduval, 1875 (= ''M. interrupta'' Butler, 1875 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * ''

Macroglossum assimilis ''Macroglossum assimilis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by William John Swainson in 1821 and is known from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Description It is similar to ''Macroglossum belis ''Macroglossum belis'', the ...

'' Swainson, 1821 (= ''M. belia'' Hampson, 893/small>; ''bengalensis'' Boisduval, 875/small>; ''gilia'' Herrich-Schäffer,

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Macroglossum avicula ''Macroglossum avicula'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of o ...

'' Boisduval, 875/small> note: Kitching & Cadiou (2000) note this species is probably not Indian, as it is found in Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines * ''

Macroglossum belis ''Macroglossum belis'', the common hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Thailand, southern China, ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Macroglossum bombylans'' Boisduval, 875/small> (= ''M. walkeri'' Butler, 1875 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * ''

Macroglossum corythus ''Macroglossum corythus'' is a species of hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or ...

'' Walker, 1856 (= ''M. proxima'' Butler, 1875 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * ''

Macroglossum faro ''Macroglossum faro'', the large hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern India, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an is ...

'' (Cramer, 1780) * '' Macroglossum fervens'' Butler, 1875 * ''

Macroglossum glaucoptera ''Macroglossum glaucoptera'', the dark hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia (Peninsular), Indonesia ...

'' Butler, 1875 (= ''M. lepcha'' Butler, 1876 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * '' Macroglossum gyrans'' Walker, 1856 * ''

Macroglossum heliophila ''Macroglossum divergens'', the broad-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from north-eastern Sikkim, India across southern China to Cheju Island (S ...

'' Boisduval, 1875 (= ''M. divergens'' Walker, 1856 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892; this is the Sri Lankan subspecies of ''M. heliophila'' (see Kitching & Cadiou, 2000)) * '' Macroglossum hemichroma'' Butler, 1875 * '' Macroglossum insipida'' Butler 1875 * ''

Macroglossum mitchellii ''Macroglossum mitchellii'', the grey-striped hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Thailand, southern China Chin ...

'' Boisduval, 875/small> ** '' Macroglossum mitchellii imperator'' Butler, 1875 (= ''M. imperator'' Butler, 1875 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * '' Macroglossum passalus'' (Drury, 1773) (= ''M. rectifascia'' R. Felder, 874/small> ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * ''

Macroglossum regulus ''Macroglossum regulus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous cou ...

'' Boisduval, 1875 (= ''M. fervens'' Butler, 1875 ''sensu'' Hampson, 1892) * '' Macroglossum semifasciata'' Hampson, 1892 893/small> * '' Macroglossum sitiene'' Walker, 1856 * '' Macroglossum stellatarum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (hummingbird hawk-moth)

Genus '' Hyles''

* '' Hyles nervosa'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 * '' Hyles gallii '' Rottemburg 1775 * ''

Hyles nicaea ''Hyles nicaea'', the Mediterranean hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Leonardo de Prunner in 1798. Distribution The nominate subspecies is found from southern Portugal and Spain though southe ...

'' De Prunner 1798 * '' Hyles hippophaes'' Esper 1789 * ''

Hyles livornica ''Hyles livornica'', the striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Taxonomy and systematics Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper described the striped hawk-moth in 1780 using a specimen found in Italy at Livorno (hence the Latin name '' ...

'' Esper 1780

Genus ''
Deilephila The genus ''Deilephila'' is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the ...
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* '' Deilephila elpenor'' Linnaeus 1758 * ''

Deilephila rivularis ''Deilephila rivularis'', the Chitral elephant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found in east and central Afghanistan, Pakistan (north of Karachi) and in ...

'' Boisduval 1875

Genus '' Hippotion''

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Hippotion velox ''Hippotion velox'', the dark striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth or the family Sphingidae. The species was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. Distribution It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics of India ...

'' Fabricius 1793 * '' Hippotion celerio'' Linnaeus 1758 * ''

Hippotion echeclus ''Hippotion echeclus'', the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. * Distribution It is known from southern and eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Malaysia (P ...

'' Boisduval 1875 * ''

Hippotion rafflesii ''Hippotion rafflesii'', the Raffles' striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China China, officially the People's Republic of ...

'' Butler 1877 * '' Hippotion rosetta'' Swinhoe 1892 * '' Hippotion boerhaviae'' Fabricius 1775

Genus ''
Theretra ''Theretra'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra female.jpg, '' Theretra alecto'' Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2 ...
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* '' Theretra nessus'' Drury 1773 * '' Theretra boisduvali'' Bugnion 1839 * '' Theretra sumatrensis'' Joicey & Kaye 1917 * ''

Theretra clotho ''Theretra clotho'', the common hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sri Lanka, India (including the Andaman Islands), Nepal and Myanmar, east through China to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, and then south-east t ...

'' Drury 1773 * ''

Theretra gnoma ''Theretra gnoma'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a c ...

'' Fabricius 1775 * '' Theretra latreillii '' W.S. MacLeay 1827 * ''

Theretra alecto ''Theretra alecto'', the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Distribution ...

'' Linnaeus 1758 * '' Theretra mansoni'' Clark 1924 * ''

Theretra suffusa ''Theretra suffusa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Andaman Islands, M ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Theretra lycetus ''Theretra lycetus'', the white-edged hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Distribution Is known from south-east Asia, including Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Indone ...

'' Cramer 1775 * ''

Theretra oldenlandiae ''Theretra oldenlandiae'', the impatiens hawkmoth, taro hornworm or white-banded hunter hawkmoth, is a member of the family Sphingidae. Distribution Is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Borneo, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia. It ...

'' Fabricius 1775 * '' Theretra silhetensis'' Walker 1856 * '' Theretra griseomarginata'' Hampson 1898 * '' Theretra insignis'' Butler 1882 * ''

Theretra pallicosta ''Theretra pallicosta'', the white-edged hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from Sri Lanka and India, east through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to Hong Kong and Taiwan an ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Theretra castanea ''Theretra castanea'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in India. The ground colour of both upperside and underside are very variable, the upperside sometimes more, sometimes less reddish, the underside varying from orange to ...

'' Moore 1872

Genus ''
Pergesa ''Pergesa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Pergesa acteus'', the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. Distribution It is found ...
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Pergesa acteus ''Pergesa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Pergesa acteus'', the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. Distribution It is found in S ...

'' Cramer 1777

Genus ''
Rhagastis ''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zo ...
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Rhagastis velata ''Rhagastis velata'', the veiled mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, central and southern China and Taiwan. The wingspan is 66–74 mm. The upperside of the abdomen i ...

'' Walker 1866 * ''

Rhagastis acuta ''Rhagastis acuta'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Thailand and Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the I ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Rhagastis castor ''Rhagastis castor'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, southern China and Vietnam, Sumatra, Java and Taiwan. Description The ...

'' Walker 1856 * ''

Rhagastis confusa ''Rhagastis confusa'', the indistinct mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from northern India, Nepal, northern Thailand, south-western China and northern Vietnam. Description The wingspan is 84– ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 * ''

Rhagastis lunata ''Rhagastis lunata'', the lunulate mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Thailand, south-western China and Vietnam. The wingspan is 72–86 mm. The antenna are longer and thicker ...

'' Rothschild 1900 * '' Rhagastis olivacea'' Moore 1857 * ''

Rhagastis albomarginatus ''Rhagastis albomarginatus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is known from the Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Description The forewing upperside has the first and third postmedian lines redu ...

'' Rothschild 1894 * ''

Rhagastis gloriosa ''Rhagastis gloriosa'', the crimson mottled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Distribution It is found along the southern slopes of the Himalaya in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, north-eastern India and northern Myanmar, east to central Y ...

'' Butler 1875

Genus '' Cechenena''

* '' Cechenena mirabilis'' Butler 1875 * '' Cechenena aegrota'' Butler 1875 * '' Cechenena helops'' Walker 1856 * '' Cechenena minor'' Butler 1875 * '' Cechenena lineosa'' Walker 1856 * '' Cechenena scotti'' Rothschild 1920

References

* Cotes, E. C.; Swinhoe, C. (1887
''A Catalogue of the Moths of India''. Part 1-Sphinges.
Indian Museum, Calcutta. * Hampson, G. F. et al. (1892–1937) '' The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths''. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.) * Kitching, I.J. & Cadiou, J-M. (2000) Hawkmoths of the World: an Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist. Cornell University Press. viii + 227 pp., 8 plates. *

External links

* *Beck, Jan; Kitching, Ian J
''The Sphingidae of Southeast-Asia''
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Subfamily Sphinginae

Genus '' Agrius''

Genus ''Megacorma ''Megacorma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politic ...''

Genus '' Acherontia''

Genus ''Meganoton ''Meganoton'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes ...''

Genus ''Psilogramma ''Psilogramma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *''Psilogramma andamanica'' Brechlin, 2001 *''Psilogramma angelika'' Eitschberger, 2004 *''Psilogramma anne'' Eitschberger, 2001 *''Psilogramma argos'' Moulds & Lane, 1999 *' ...''

Genus ''Apocalypsis Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...''

Genus ''Pseudodolbina ''Pseudodolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, p ...''

Genus ''Thamnoecha ''Thamnoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'', first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himala ...''

Genus ''Pentateucha ''Pentateucha'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...''

Genus ''Dolbina ''Dolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1877. Species *'' Dolbina borneensis'' Brechlin, 2009 *'' Dolbina elegans'' Bang-Haas 1912 *'' Dolbina exacta'' Staudinger 1892 *'' Dolbina for ...''

Subfamily Smerinthinae

Genus ''Amplypterus ''Amplypterus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schme ...''

Genus ''Ambulyx ''Ambulyx'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...''

Genus ''Clanis ''Clanis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *'' Clanis baratana'' Brechlin, 1998 *''Clanis bilineata'' (Walker 1866) *'' Clanis deucalion'' (Walker 1856) *'' Clanis euroa'' Rothschild & Jor ...''

Genus '' Leucophlebia''

Genus ''Polyptychus ''Polyptychus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. These middle-sized, light-brown moths are found in Africa and Southeast Asia. Description They are a middle-sized to large (wingspan 65–120 ...''

Genus ''Marumba ''Marumba'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. Species *'' Marumba amboinicus'' (C. Felder, 1861) *'' Marumba cristata'' (Butler, 1875) *'' Marumba diehli'' Roesler & Kuppers, 1975 *'' Marum ...''

Genus ''Morwennius ''Morwennius'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002. Its only species, ''Morwennius decoratus'', the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore ...''

Genus '' Daphnusa''

Genus '' Langia''

Genus '' Rhodoprasina''

Genus '' Clanidopsis''

Genus '' Agnosia''

Genus '' Craspedortha''

Genus '' Cypa''

Genus '' Cypoides''

Genus '' Smerinthulus''

Genus '' Degmaptera''

Genus ''Callambulyx ''Callambulyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Callambulyx amanda'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *'' Callambulyx junonia'' (Butler 1881) *'' Callambulyx kitch ...''

Genus '' Anambulyx''

Genus ''Smerinthus ''Smerinthus'' is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Adults have conspicuous eyespots on the hindwings. Species *'' Smerinthus astarte'' Strecker, 885/small> *'' Smerint ...''

Genus ''Phyllosphingia ''Phyllosphingia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1897. Its only species, ''Phyllosphingia dissimilis'', the buff-leaf hawkmoth, was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861. Distributio ...''

Genus ''Sataspes Sataspes was a Persian navigator and cavalry commander whose name is derived from Sat (=100 sad) and Asp (= Horse, Asb). He is also credited with originating the term "horse latitudes". Sataspes (who, according to Herodotus, was Xerxes I's cousi ...''

Subfamily Macroglossinae

Genus ''Hemaris ''Hemaris'' is a genus of sphinx moths in the subfamily Macroglossinae, which is native to the Holarctic.Kitching, I. J. and J. Cadiou (2000). ''Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) ...''

Genus '' Cephonodes''

Genus '' Gnathothlibus''

Genus '' Daphnis''

Genus ''Dahira ''Dahira'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Dahira bruno'' (Bryk, 1944) *''Dahira falcata'' (Hayes, 1963) *''Dahira hoenei'' (Mell, 1937) *''Dahira jitkae'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2007 *'' Dahira kitchingi'' (Brechlin, 2000 ...''

Genus ''Ampelophaga ''Ampelophaga'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...''

Genus ''Elibia ''Elibia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species *'' Elibia dolichus'' (Westwood, 1847) *'' Elibia linigera'' Boisduval, 1875 References Macroglossini Sphingidae genera ...''

Genus '' Acosmerycoides''

Genus ''Acosmeryx ''Acosmeryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physici ...''

Genus '' Eupanacra''

Genus ''Angonyx ''Angonyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one o ...''

Genus '' Enpinanga ''

Genus ''Cizara ''Cizara'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes abo ...''

Genus '' Nephele''

Genus ''Neogurelca ''Neogurelca'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was described by Willem Hogenes and Colin G. Treadaway in 1993. Species *'' Neogurelca himachala'' (Butler, 1876) *''Neogurelca hyas'' ( Walker, 1856) *'' Neogurelca masurie ...''

Genus ''Sphingonaepiopsis ''Sphingonaepiopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica'' Melichar & Řezáč, 2013 *'' Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei'' (Rothschild, 1904) *'' Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades'' (Hübner, 1819) *'' ...''

Genus ''Eurypteryx ''Eurypteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Eurypteryx alleni'' Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993 *'' Eurypteryx bhaga'' (Moore, 1866) *'' Eurypteryx dianae'' Brechlin, 2006 *'' Eurypteryx falcata'' Gehlen, 1922 *'' Euryp ...''

Genus ''Hayesiana ''Hayesiana'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Species * '' Hayesiana farintaenia'' Zhu & Wang, 1997 * '' Hayesiana triopus'' ( Westwood, 1847) Macroglossini Sphingidae gen ...''

Genus '' Macroglossum''

Genus '' Hyles''

Genus ''Deilephila The genus ''Deilephila'' is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the ...''

Genus '' Hippotion''

Genus ''Theretra ''Theretra'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra female.jpg, '' Theretra alecto'' Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2 ...''

Genus ''Pergesa ''Pergesa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Pergesa acteus'', the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. Distribution It is found ...''

Genus ''Rhagastis ''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zo ...''

Genus '' Cechenena''

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Megacorma ''Megacorma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politic ...
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Meganoton ''Meganoton'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes ...
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Psilogramma ''Psilogramma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species ''Psilogramma andamanica'' Brechlin, 2001 ''Psilogramma angelika'' Eitschberger, 2004 ''Psilogramma anne'' Eitschberger, 2001 ''Psilogramma argos'' Moulds & Lane, 1999 *' ...
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Pseudodolbina ''Pseudodolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, p ...
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Thamnoecha ''Thamnoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'', first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himala ...
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Pentateucha ''Pentateucha'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...
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Dolbina ''Dolbina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1877. Species '' Dolbina borneensis'' Brechlin, 2009 '' Dolbina elegans'' Bang-Haas 1912 '' Dolbina exacta'' Staudinger 1892 '' Dolbina for ...
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Amplypterus ''Amplypterus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schme ...
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Ambulyx ''Ambulyx'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
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Clanis ''Clanis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species '' Clanis baratana'' Brechlin, 1998 ''Clanis bilineata'' (Walker 1866) '' Clanis deucalion'' (Walker 1856) '' Clanis euroa'' Rothschild & Jor ...
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Polyptychus ''Polyptychus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. These middle-sized, light-brown moths are found in Africa and Southeast Asia. Description They are a middle-sized to large (wingspan 65–120 ...
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Marumba ''Marumba'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. Species '' Marumba amboinicus'' (C. Felder, 1861) '' Marumba cristata'' (Butler, 1875) '' Marumba diehli'' Roesler & Kuppers, 1975 '' Marum ...
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Morwennius ''Morwennius'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Alan Charles Cassidy, Michael G. Allen and Tony W. Harman in 2002. Its only species, ''Morwennius decoratus'', the ornamented hawkmoth, was described by Frederic Moore ...
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Callambulyx ''Callambulyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species '' Callambulyx amanda'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 '' Callambulyx junonia'' (Butler 1881) *'' Callambulyx kitch ...
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Smerinthus ''Smerinthus'' is a Holarctic genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Adults have conspicuous eyespots on the hindwings. Species '' Smerinthus astarte'' Strecker, 885/small> '' Smerint ...
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Phyllosphingia ''Phyllosphingia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1897. Its only species, ''Phyllosphingia dissimilis'', the buff-leaf hawkmoth, was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861. Distributio ...
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Sataspes Sataspes was a Persian navigator and cavalry commander whose name is derived from Sat (=100 sad) and Asp (= Horse, Asb). He is also credited with originating the term "horse latitudes". Sataspes (who, according to Herodotus, was Xerxes I's cousi ...
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Hemaris ''Hemaris'' is a genus of sphinx moths in the subfamily Macroglossinae, which is native to the Holarctic.Kitching, I. J. and J. Cadiou (2000). ''Hawkmoths of the World. An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) ...
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Dahira ''Dahira'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Dahira bruno'' (Bryk, 1944) ''Dahira falcata'' (Hayes, 1963) ''Dahira hoenei'' (Mell, 1937) ''Dahira jitkae'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2007 *'' Dahira kitchingi'' (Brechlin, 2000 ...
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Ampelophaga ''Ampelophaga'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it include ...
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Elibia ''Elibia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species '' Elibia dolichus'' (Westwood, 1847) '' Elibia linigera'' Boisduval, 1875 References Macroglossini Sphingidae genera ...
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Acosmeryx ''Acosmeryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physici ...
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Angonyx ''Angonyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one o ...
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Cizara ''Cizara'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes abo ...
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Neogurelca ''Neogurelca'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was described by Willem Hogenes and Colin G. Treadaway in 1993. Species '' Neogurelca himachala'' (Butler, 1876) ''Neogurelca hyas'' ( Walker, 1856) *'' Neogurelca masurie ...
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Sphingonaepiopsis ''Sphingonaepiopsis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica'' Melichar & Řezáč, 2013 '' Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei'' (Rothschild, 1904) '' Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades'' (Hübner, 1819) '' ...
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Eurypteryx ''Eurypteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species '' Eurypteryx alleni'' Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993 '' Eurypteryx bhaga'' (Moore, 1866) '' Eurypteryx dianae'' Brechlin, 2006 '' Eurypteryx falcata'' Gehlen, 1922 *'' Euryp ...
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Hayesiana ''Hayesiana'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Species * '' Hayesiana farintaenia'' Zhu & Wang, 1997 * '' Hayesiana triopus'' ( Westwood, 1847) Macroglossini Sphingidae gen ...
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Deilephila The genus ''Deilephila'' is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the ...
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Theretra ''Theretra'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species Theretra alecto MHNT CUT 2010 0 245 Aurangabad Maharashtra female.jpg, '' Theretra alecto'' Theretra boisduvalii MHNT CUT 2 ...
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Pergesa ''Pergesa'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Pergesa acteus'', the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. Distribution It is found ...
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Rhagastis ''Rhagastis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zo ...
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