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This is a species list for the family Sphingidae of moths (
Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
), commonly known as hawk-moths. This list contains all known species of Sphingidae in order of
subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
. There should be about 1,288 species listed. There are three subfamilies: * Subfamily Macroglossinae * Subfamily Smerinthinae * Subfamily
Sphinginae The Sphinginae are a subfamily of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae), moths of the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Notable taxa include the pink-spotted hawkmoth (''Agrius cingulata''), being a ve ...
The species list is given below.


Subfamily Macroglossinae


Genus '' Acosmerycoides''

*'' Acosmerycoides harterti''


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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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Genus '' Aellopos''


Genus '' Aleuron''


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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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Genus '' Amphion''

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Amphion floridensis ''Amphion floridensis'', the Nessus sphinx, is a day-flying moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was named by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1920. It is the only member of the genus ''Amphion'' erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It lives through ...
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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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Antinephele ''Antinephele'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by William Jacob Holland Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) ...
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Atemnora ''Atemnora'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Atemnora westermannii'', described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is known from wooded habitats throug ...
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*'' Atemnora westermannii''


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Baniwa Baniwa (also known with local variants as Baniva, Baniua, Curipaco, Vaniva, Walimanai, Wakuenai) are indigenous South Americans, who speak the Baniwa language belonging to the Maipurean (Arawak) language family. They live in the Amazon Region, ...
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*'' Baniwa yavitensis''


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Barbourion ''Barbourion'' is monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1934. Its only species, ''Barbourion lemaii'', described by Eugène Le Moult in 1934, is known from Yunnan in south-western China, northern Th ...
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*'' Barbourion lemaii''


Genus '' Basiothia''


Genus '' Callionima''


Genus '' Cautethia''


Genus '' Cechenena''


Genus '' Centroctena''


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Cephonodes ''Cephonodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. (''Cephanodes'' is a frequent misspelling.) The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *''Cephonodes apus'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Cephonodes armatus'' Rothschild & Jordan, ...
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Genus '' Chaerocina''


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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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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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Genus '' Daphnis''


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Darapsa ''Darapsa'' 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 ab ...
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Genus '' Deidamia''

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Deidamia inscriptum ''Deidamia inscriptum'', the lettered sphinx, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Deidamia''. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839 and the genus was erected by James Bra ...
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Genus '' Deilephila''


Genus '' Elibia''


Genus '' Enpinanga''


Genus '' Enyo''


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Erinnyis ''Erinnyis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *'' Erinnyis alope'' ( Drury, 1773) *'' Erinnyis crameri'' ( Schaus, 1898) *''Erinnyis ello'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Erinnyis guttularis'' ...
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Genus '' Euchloron''

*'' Euchloron megaera''


Genus '' Eumorpha''


Genus '' Eupanacra''


Genus '' Euproserpinus''


Genus '' Eupyrrhoglossum''


Genus '' Eurypteryx''


Genus '' Giganteopalpus''

*'' Giganteopalpus mirabilis''


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Gnathothlibus ''Gnathothlibus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *''Gnathothlibus australiensis'' Lachlan, 2004 *''Gnathothlibus brendelli'' Hayes, 1983 *''Gnathothlibus dabrera'' Eitschberger, 1999 *''Gnathothlibus eras'' (Jean Baptiste ...
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Genus '' Griseosphinx''


Genus '' Hayesiana''


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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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Genus '' Hemeroplanes''


Genus '' Himantoides''

*'' Himantoides undata''


Genus '' Hippotion''


Genus '' Hyles''


Genus '' Hypaedalea''


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Isognathus ''Isognathus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Isognathus allamandae'' Clark, 1920 *'' Isognathus australis'' Clark, 1917 *'' Isognathus caricae'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Isognathus excelsior'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Isog ...
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Genus '' Kloneus''

*'' Kloneus babayaga''


Genus '' Leucostrophus''


Genus '' Maassenia''


Genus '' Macroglossum''


Genus '' Madoryx''


Genus '' Micracosmeryx''

*'' Micracosmeryx chaochauensis''


Genus '' Microsphinx''

*'' Microsphinx pumilum''


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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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Nephele In Greek mythology, Nephele (; Ancient Greek: Νεφέλη from νέφος ''nephos'' "cloud"; Latinized to ''Nubes'') was a cloud nymph who figured prominently in the story of Phrixus and Helle. Mythology Greek myth has it that Nephele is t ...
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Nyceryx ''Nyceryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Species *'' Nyceryx alophus'' (Boisduval, 1875) *'' Nyceryx brevis'' Becker, 2001 *'' Nyceryx coffaeae'' ( Walker, 1856) *'' Nyc ...
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Genus '' Odontosida''


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Oryba ''Oryba'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Oryba achemenides'' (Cramer Cramer may refer to: Businesses * Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers * Cramer Systems, a software company * Cramer & Co., a former musical ...
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Pachygonidia ''Pachygonidia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982. Species *'' Pachygonidia caliginosa'' (Boisduval, 1870) *'' Pachygonidia drucei'' (Rothschild & Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; ...
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Pachylia ''Pachylia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species *'' Pachylia darceta'' H. Druce, 1881 *''Pachylia ficus'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Pachylia syces'' (Hübner __NOTOC__ Hübner is ...
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Pachylioides ''Pachylioides'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, ''Pachylioides resumens'', was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution It is found from Argentina, Bra ...
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*'' Pachylioides resumens''


Genus '' Pergesa''

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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 ...
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Perigonia ''Perigonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Perigonia caryae'' Cadiou & Rawlins, 1998 *'' Perigonia divisa'' Grote, 1865 *'' Perigonia glaucescens'' Walker, 1856 *'' Perigonia grisea'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *' ...
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Genus '' Phanoxyla''

*'' Phanoxyla hystrix''


Genus '' Philodila''

*'' Philodila astyanor''


Genus '' Phryxus''

*'' Phryxus caicus''


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Proserpinus ''Proserpinus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths or hawk moths. Species of the genus are native to North America with the exception of ''P. proserpinus'', which has a much larger range extending from Asia to Africa.R ...
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Genus '' Protaleuron''


Genus '' Pseudenyo''

*'' Pseudenyo benitensis''


Genus '' Pseudoangonyx''

*'' Pseudoangonyx excellens''


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Pseudosphinx ''Pseudosphinx'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1856. Its only species, ''Pseudosphinx tetrio'', was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, g ...
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Pseudosphinx tetrio ''Pseudosphinx'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1856. Its only species, ''Pseudosphinx tetrio'', was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, ...
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Genus '' Rethera''


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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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Genus '' Rhodafra''


Genus '' Sphecodina''


Genus '' Sphingonaepiopsis''


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Stolidoptera ''Stolidoptera'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Stolidoptera cadioui'' Haxaire, 1997 *''Stolidoptera tachasara ''Stolidoptera tachasara'' is a mo ...
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Genus '' Temnora''


Genus '' Temnoripais''

*'' Temnoripais lasti''


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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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Genus '' Tinostoma''

*'' Tinostoma smaragditis''


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Unzela ''Unzela'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species *'' Unzela japix'' (Cramer Cramer may refer to: Businesses * Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers * Cramer Systems, a soft ...
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Xylophanes ''Xylophanes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.Vaglia, T. et al. (2008)"Morphology and DNA barcoding reveal three cryptic s ...
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Subfamily Smerinthinae


Genus '' Acanthosphinx''

*'' Acanthosphinx guessfeldti''


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Adhemarius ''Adhemarius'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Oitiaca in 1939. They are found in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of Nort ...
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Genus '' Afroclanis''


Genus '' Afrosataspes''

*'' Afrosataspes galleyi''


Genus '' Afrosphinx''

*'' Afrosphinx amabilis''


Genus '' Agnosia''


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Akbesia ''Akbesia'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Akbesia davidi'', the pistacia hawkmoth, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1884. It is known fro ...
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*'' Akbesia davidi''


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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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Amorpha ''Amorpha'' is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. All the species are native to North America, from southern Canada, most of the United States (US), and northern Mexico. They are commonly known as false indigo. The name ''Amorpha'' ...
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Amorpha juglandis ''Amorpha juglandis'', the walnut sphinx, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus ''Amorpha'', which is in the family Sphingidae, erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. Distribut ...
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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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Genus '' Anambulyx''

*'' Anambulyx elwesi''


Genus '' Andriasa''


Genus '' Avinoffia''

*'' Avinoffia hollandi''


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Batocnema ''Batocnema'' 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, ...
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Genus '' Cadiouclanis''

*'' Cadiouclanis bianchii''


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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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Genus '' Ceridia''


Genus '' Chloroclanis''

*'' Chloroclanis virescens''


Genus '' Clanidopsis''

*'' Clanidopsis exusta''


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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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Coenotes ''Coenotes'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *''Coenotes eremophilae ''Coenotes eremophilae'' is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first desc ...
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Genus '' Coequosa''


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Compsulyx ''Compsulyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, ''Compsulyx cochereaui'', which is known from New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polyn ...
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*'' Compsulyx cochereaui''


Genus '' Craspedortha''


Genus '' Cypa''


Genus '' Cypoides''


Genus '' Daphnusa''


Genus '' Dargeclanis''

*'' Dargeclanis grandidieri''


Genus '' Degmaptera''


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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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Genus '' Falcatula''


Genus '' Grillotius''

*'' Grillotius bergeri''


Genus '' Gynoeryx''


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Hopliocnema ''Hopliocnema'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Hopliocnema brachycera'', which is known from Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.s ...
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*'' Hopliocnema brachycera''


Genus ''Imber''

*'' Imber tropicus''


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Kentrochrysalis ''Kentrochrysalis'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest ...
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Genus '' Langia''


Genus '' Laothoe''


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Larunda Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo in Ovid's ''Fasti''.Ovid, '' Fasti 2''V. 599 Mythology The only known mythography attached to Lara is little, late and poetic, coming to us from Ovid's ''Fasti ...
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*'' Larunda molitor''


Genus '' Leptoclanis''

*'' Leptoclanis pulchra''


Genus '' Leucophlebia''


Genus '' Likoma''


Genus '' Lophostethus''


Genus '' Lycosphingia''

*'' Lycosphingia hamatus''


Genus '' Malgassoclanis''


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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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Genus '' Microclanis''

*'' Microclanis erlangeri''


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Genus '' Monarda''

*'' Monarda oryx''


Genus '' Morwennius''

*'' Morwennius decoratus''


Genus '' Neoclanis''

*'' Neoclanis basalis''


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Neopolyptychus ''Neopolyptychus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968. Species *'' Neopolyptychus ancylus'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) *'' Neopolyptychus centralis'' Basquin & Pierre, 2005 *'' Neop ...
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Genus '' Opistoclanis''

*'' Opistoclanis hawkeri''


Genus '' Oplerclanis''

*'' Oplerclanis boisduvali'' *'' Oplerclanis rhadamistus''


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Orecta ''Orecta'' 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, zoo ...
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Genus '' Pachysphinx''


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Paonias ''Paonias'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *'' Paonias astylus'' (Drury 1773) *''Paonias excaecatus'' (J. E. Smith 1797) *''Paonias macrops'' Gehlen, 1933 *''Paonias myops'' (J. E. ...
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Genus '' Parum''

*'' Parum colligata''


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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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Genus '' Phyllosphingia''

*'' Phyllosphingia dissimilis''


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

*'' Pierreclanis admatha''


Genus '' Platysphinx''


Genus '' Poliodes''

*'' Poliodes roseicornis''


Genus '' Polyptychoides''


Genus '' Polyptychopsis''

*'' Polyptychopsis marshalli''


Genus '' Polyptychus''


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Protambulyx ''Protambulyx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Protambulyx astygonus'' (Boisduval 1875) *'' Protambulyx carteri'' Rothschild & Jordan 1903 *''Protambulyx ...
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Genus '' Pseudandriasa''

*'' Pseudandriasa mutata''


Genus '' Pseudoclanis''


Genus '' Pseudopolyptychus''

*'' Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus''


Genus '' Rhadinopasa''

*'' Rhadinopasa hornimani''


Genus '' Rhodambulyx''


Genus '' Rhodoprasina''


Genus '' Rufoclanis''


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Genus '' Smerinthulus''


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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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Sphingulus ''Sphingulus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Sphingulus mus'', the murine hawkmoth. Distribution Is found from the south-eastern part of the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula south into ea ...
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*'' Sphingulus mus''


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Synoecha ''Synoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Synoecha marmorata'', described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891, is known from the Australian states of ...
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*'' Synoecha marmorata''


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Tetrachroa ''Tetrachroa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Tetrachroa edwardsi'', which is known from Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_cap ...
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Tetrachroa edwardsi ''Tetrachroa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Tetrachroa edwardsi'', which is known from Queensland and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_cap ...
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Trogolegnum ''Trogolegnum'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Trogolegnum pseudambulyx'', which is known from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the sout ...
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*'' Trogolegnum pseudambulyx''


Genus '' Viriclanis''

*'' Viriclanis kingstoni''


Genus '' Xenosphingia''

*'' Xenosphingia jansei''


Subfamily

Sphinginae The Sphinginae are a subfamily of the hawkmoths (Sphingidae), moths of the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Notable taxa include the pink-spotted hawkmoth (''Agrius cingulata''), being a ve ...


Genus '' Acherontia''


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Adhemarius ''Adhemarius'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Oitiaca in 1939. They are found in the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of Nort ...
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''Genus Amphimoea''

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Amphimoea walkeri ''Amphimoea'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Amphimoea walkeri'', the Darwin hawkmoth, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is found from Mex ...
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Amphonyx ''Amphonyx'' is a genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae erected by Felipe Poey Felipe Poey (May 26, 1799 – January 28, 1891) was a Cuban zoologist. Biography Poey was born in Havana, the son of French and Spanish parents. He spent s ...
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Genus '' Apocalypsis''

*'' Apocalypsis velox''


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Callosphingia ''Callosphingia'' 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 inclu ...
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*'' Callosphingia circe''


Genus '' Ceratomia''


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Cocytius ''Cocytius'' is a genus of hawkmoths (family Sphingidae). The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species , the Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory accepts eight species. The genera '' Amphonyx'', ''Ancistrognathus'', '' Morcocytius'' and '' ...
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Cocytius antaeus ''Cocytius antaeus'', the giant sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Distribution It is found from Brazil through Central America and into the southern parts of California, Texas, a ...
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Coelonia ''Coelonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *''Coelonia brevis ''Coelonia brevis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar. It ...
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Genus '' Dolba''

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Dolba hyloeus ''Dolba'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Dolba hyloeus'', the pawpaw sphinx, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. Distribution The pawpaw sphinx ranges through ...
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Genus '' Dolbogene''

*'' Dolbogene hartwegii''


Genus '' Dovania''


Genus '' Ellenbeckia''

*'' Ellenbeckia monospila''


Genus '' Euryglottis''


Genus '' Hoplistopus''


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Isoparce ''Isoparce'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Species *'' Isoparce cupressi'' (Boisduval, 875 __NOTOC__ Year 875 ( DCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sat ...
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Genus '' Lapara''


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Leucomonia ''Leucomonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, ''Leucomonia bethia'', which is known from New South Wales and Queensland. Adults have grey forewings, each with some dark angular lines and a dark dot nea ...
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*'' Leucomonia bethia''


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Lintneria ''Lintneria'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing the following species: *'' Lintneria arthuri'' (Rothschild, 1897) *''Lintneria aurigutta'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) *'' Lintneria balsae'' ( Schaus, 1932) *'' Lintneria bio ...
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Litosphingia ''Litosphingia'' 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 includ ...
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Lomocyma ''Lomocyma'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Lomocyma oegrapha'', first described by Paul Mabille in 1884, lives in Madagascar Madagascar (; ...
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*'' Lomocyma oegrapha''


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Macropoliana ''Macropoliana'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968. It is found in Central and Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, sout ...
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Manduca ''Manduca'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the hawkmoths. The genus is used as a model in the biological sciences. The tobacco hornworm (''Manduca sexta'') and the tomato hornworm (''M. quinquemaculata'') in particular have been w ...
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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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Morcocytius ''Morcocytius'' is a genus of hawkmoths containing only one species, ''Morcocytius mortuorum'', which is known from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The average wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance ...
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*'' Morcocytius mortuorum''


Genus ''

Nannoparce ''Nannoparce'' 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, politi ...
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Genus '' Neococytius''

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Neococytius cluentius ''Neococytius'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, ''Neococytius cluentius'', the Cluentius sphinx, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776 as ''Sphinx cluentius''. It is ...
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Neogene The Neogene ( ), informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary, is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago ( Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya. ...
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Oligographa ''Oligographa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species ''Oligographa juniperi'', which is known from South Africa and Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny ...
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*'' Oligographa juniperi''


Genus ''

Panogena ''Panogena'' 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, politici ...
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Genus '' Pantophaea''


Genus '' Paratrea''

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Paratrea plebeja ''Paratrea'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1903. Its single species, ''Paratrea plebeja'', the plebeian sphinx moth, was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is foun ...
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Poliana Poliana may refer to: Genus * ''Poliana'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae People * Poliana Abritta, a Brazilian journalist * Poliana Barbosa Medeiros, known as Poliana (footballer), a Brazilian footballer * Poliana Botelho ...
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Genus '' Praedora''


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Pseudococytius ''Pseudococytius'' is a genus of hawkmoths. The single species, ''Pseudococytius beelzebuth'' was placed in ''Cocytius'' for a long time. Distribution It is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica south through Venezuela to Brazil, Bolivia and Ven ...
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*'' Pseudococytius beelzebuth''


Genus '' Pseudodolbina''


Genus '' Psilogramma''


Genus '' Sagenosoma''

*'' Sagenosoma elsa''


Genus '' Sphingidites''

*'' Sphingidites weidneri''


Genus '' Sphinx''


Genus '' Thamnoecha''

*'' Thamnoecha uniformis''


Genus '' Xanthopan''

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Xanthopan morganii ''Xanthopan'' is a monotypic genus of sphinx moth, with ''Xanthopan morganii'' (often misspelled as "''morgani''"), commonly called Morgan's sphinx moth, as its sole species. It is a very large sphinx moth from Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Zambia, ...
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References


Sphingidae of the World Checklist
All-Leps Barcode of Life


External links

* *{{cite web , last=Pittaway , first=A. R. , date=2018 , url=http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/list.htm , title=Systematic List , website=Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic , accessdate=December 12, 2018 List Sphingidae Pandemis rectipenita