List of moths of India (Sphingidae)

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Theretra nessus, the yam hawk moth in Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu, India

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

Genus Megacorma[]

  • Megacorma obliqua Rothschild & Jordan 1903

Genus Acherontia[]

  • Acherontia lachesis Fabricius 1798
  • Acherontia styx Westwood 1848

Genus Meganoton[]

  • Meganoton analis C. Felder & R. Felder
  • Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker 1856
  • Meganoton rubescens Butler 1875

Genus Psilogramma[]

  • Psilogramma increta Walker 1865
  • Psilogramma menephron Cramer 1780

Genus Apocalypsis[]

  • Apocalypsis velox Butler 1876

Genus Pseudodolbina[]

  • Pseudodolbina fo Walker 1856
  • Pseudodolbina aequalis Rothschild & Jordan 1903

Genus Thamnoecha[]

  • Thamnoecha uniformis Butler 1875

Genus Pentateucha[]

  • Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe 1908

Genus Dolbina[]

  • Dolbina grisea Hampson 1893
  • Dolbina inexacta Walker 1856

Subfamily Smerinthinae[]

Genus Amplypterus[]

  • Amplypterus panopus Cramer 1779
  • Amplypterus mansoni Clark 1924

Genus Ambulyx[]

  • Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler 1875
  • Ambulyx placida Moore 1888
  • Ambulyx semiplacida Inoue 1990
  • Ambulyx maculifera Walker 1866
  • Ambulyx lahora Butler 1875
  • Ambulyx ochracea Butler 1885
  • Ambulyx matti Jordan 1923
  • Ambulyx belli Jordan 1923
  • Ambulyx liturata Butler 1875
  • Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood 1848
  • Ambulyx canescens Walker 1864
  • Ambulyx moorei Moore 1858
  • Ambulyx auripennis Moore 1879
  • Ambulyx lestradei Cadiou 1998
  • Ambulyx sinjaevi Brechlin, 1998
  • Ambulyx tobii Inoue 1996

Genus Clanis[]

Genus Leucophlebia[]

Genus Polyptychus[]

Genus Marumba[]

Genus Morwennius[]

Genus Daphnusa[]

Genus Langia[]

Genus Rhodoprasina[]

  • Rhodoprasina floralis Butler 1876
  • Rhodoprasina callantha Jordan 1929
  • Rhodoprasina koerferi Brechlin, 2010

Genus Clanidopsis[]

Genus Agnosia[]

Genus Craspedortha[]

Genus Cypa[]

Genus Cypoides[]

Genus Smerinthulus[]

Genus Degmaptera[]

Genus Callambulyx[]

Genus Anambulyx[]

Genus Smerinthus[]

Genus Phyllosphingia[]

Genus Sataspes[]

  • Sataspes infernalis Westwood 1848
  • Sataspes xylocoparis Butler 1875
  • Sataspes tagalica Boisduval 1875
  • Sataspes scotti Jordan 1926

Subfamily Macroglossinae[]

Genus Hemaris[]

Genus Cephonodes[]

  • Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus 1771
  • Cephonodes picus Cramer 1777

Genus Gnathothlibus[]

Genus Daphnis[]

  • Daphnis nerii Linnaeus 1758
  • Daphnis hypothous Cramer 1780
  • Daphnis layardii Moore 1882
  • Daphnis placida Walker 1856
  • Daphnis minima Butler 1977

Genus Dahira[]

Genus Ampelophaga[]

Genus Elibia[]

Genus Acosmerycoides[]

Genus Acosmeryx[]

Genus Eupanacra[]

Genus Angonyx[]

Genus Enpinanga []

Genus Cizara[]

Genus Nephele[]

Genus Neogurelca[]

Genus Sphingonaepiopsis[]

Genus Eurypteryx[]

Genus Hayesiana[]

  • Hayesiana triopus Westwood 1847

Genus Macroglossum[]

Macroglossum corythus
Macroglossum stellatarum
  • Macroglossum affictitia Butler, 1875 (= M. vialis Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum aquila Boisduval, 1875 (= M. interrupta Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821 (= M. belia Hampson, [1893]; bengalensis Boisduval, [1875]; gilia Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum avicula Boisduval, [1875] note: Kitching & Cadiou (2000) note this species is probably not Indian, as it is found in Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines
  • Macroglossum belis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, [1875] (= M. walkeri Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 (= M. proxima Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum faro (Cramer, 1780)
  • Macroglossum fervens Butler, 1875
  • Macroglossum glaucoptera Butler, 1875 (= M. lepcha Butler, 1876 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856
  • Macroglossum heliophila 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 Boisduval, [1875]
    • Butler, 1875 (= M. imperator Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum passalus (Drury, 1773) (= M. rectifascia R. Felder, [1874] sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 (= M. fervens Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
  • Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, 1892 [1893]
  • Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856
  • Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) (hummingbird hawk-moth)

Genus Hyles[]

Genus Deilephila[]

  • Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus 1758
  • Deilephila rivularis Boisduval 1875

Genus Hippotion[]

  • Hippotion velox Fabricius 1793
  • Hippotion celerio Linnaeus 1758
  • Hippotion echeclus Boisduval 1875
  • Hippotion rafflesii Butler 1877
  • Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe 1892
  • Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius 1775

Genus Theretra[]

Genus Pergesa[]

Genus Rhagastis[]

Genus Cechenena[]

See also[]

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.
  • Savela, Markku. "Sphingidae Latreille, 1802". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 July 2007.

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