''Megacorma'' 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 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s 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 about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...

. 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, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Species

*'' Megacorma hoffmani'' Eitschberger, 2007 *'' Megacorma iorioi'' Eitschberger, 2003 *'' Megacorma obliqua'' (Walker, 1856) *'' Megacorma remota'' Jordan, 1924 *'' Megacorma schroederi'' Eitschberger, 1999

References

External links

* Acherontiini Moth genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Sphinginae-stub