''Thamnoecha'' is a monotypic moth genus 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, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Thamnoecha uniformis'', first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himalayas. The wingspan is 50–54 mm for males and 53–66 mm for females. It is similar in colour to ''

Sphinx pinastri ''Sphinx pinastri'', the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first descri ...

'' and '' Sphinx caligineus''. Adults are on wing from March to August. The larval food plant is thought to be chir pine ('' Pinus roxburghii'').

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Sphingini Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Taxa named by Karl Jordan Moths of Asia {{Sphinginae-stub