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Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 - Hawk Moths, Sphinx Moths |
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid, sustained flying ability. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. Wikipedia
Subfamily: Macroglossinae (Harris, 1839)
Tribe: Dilophonotini (Burmeister, 1878)
Genera: Cephonodes
Cephonodes hylas
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Tribe: Macroglossini (Harris, 1839)
Genera: Acosmerycoides, Acosmeryx, Angonyx, Cechenena, Cechetra, Cizara, Daphnis, Elibia, Eupanacra, Eurypteryx, Griseosphinx, Hippotion, Macroglossum, Neogurelca, Nephele, Pergesa, Theretra
Acosmerycoides harterti
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Acosmeryx anceus subdentata
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Acosmeryx sericeus
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Acosmeryx shervillii
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Angonyx testacea
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Cechenena helops helops
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Cechetra minor
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Cizara sculpta
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Daphnis hypothous crameri
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Daphnis nerii
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Daphnis placida
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Elibia dolichus
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Eupanacra regularis
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Eupanacra mydon
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Eupanacra variolosa
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Eurypteryx bhaga
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Griseosphinx preechari
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Hippotion boerhaviae
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Hippotion celerio
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Hippotion rafflesii rafflesii
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Hippotion rosetta
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Hippotion velox
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Macroglossum corythus luteata
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Macroglossum divergens heliophila
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Macroglossum glaucoptera
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Macroglossum gyrans
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Macroglossum semifasciata
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Macroglossum neotroglodytus
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Macroglossum sitiene
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Neogurelca hyas
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Nephele hespera
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Pergesa acteus
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Theretra clotho clotho
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Theretra lateillii
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Theretra lycetus
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Theretra nessus
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Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae
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Theretra pallicosta
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Theretra silhetensis silhetensis
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Subfamily: Smerinthinae (Grote & Robinson, 1865)
Tribe: Ambulycini (Butler, 1876)
Genera: Ambulyx, Amplypterus
Ambulyx cyclasticta
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Ambulyx liturata
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Ambulyx moorei
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Ambulyx sericeipennis
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Ambulyx siamensis
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Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis
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Amplypterus panopus
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Tribe: Smerinthini (Grote & Robinson, 1865)
Genera: Parum, Callambulyx, Clanis, Craspedortha, Cypa, Daphnusa, Dolbina, Leucophlebia, Marumba, Morwennius
Parum colligata
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Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa
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Clanis bilineata bilineata
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Clanis titan
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Craspedortha porphyria porphyria
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Cypa decolor decolor
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Daphnusa ocellaris
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Dolbina inexacta
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Leucophlebia lineata
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Marumba dyras dyras
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Morwennius decoratus
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Subfamily: Sphinginae (Latreille, 1802)
Tribe: Acherontiini (Boisduval, 1875)
Genera: Acherontia, Agrius, Megacorma
Acherontia lachesis
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Acherontia styx styx
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Agrius convolvuli
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Megacorma obliqua obliqua
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Tribe: Sphingini (Latreille, 1802)
Genera: Meganoton, Psilogramma
Meganoton analis
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Meganoton nyctiphanes
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Psilogramma increta
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