Sphingidae
Lintneria istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Lintneria istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Lintneria istar, the Istar sphinx moth, is a Sphingidae moth found in the southwestern US, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856 is a moth species found across Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Paratrea plebeja, the plebeian sphinx moth, is the only species of the monotypic sphingid moth genus Paratrea, found in the United States.
Sagenosoma elsa Strecker, 1878
Sagenosoma elsa Strecker, 1878
Sagenosoma elsa, the elsa sphinx moth, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Sagenosoma of Sphingidae.
Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856
Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856
Meganoton nyctiphanes is a moth with a 120–140 mm wingspan found across a range of South and Southeast Asia.
Neogene dynaeus Hübner
Neogene dynaeus Hübner
Neogene dynaeus is a Sphingidae moth found in Brazil, with characteristic wing markings similar to related species Neogene reevi.
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Acherontia atropos, the African death's-head hawkmoth, is a large distinctive moth with a famous skull-shaped thorax marking.
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Acherontia styx is a moth species distinct from A. atropos, with two recorded intergrading subspecies and a broad Asian distribution.
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia lachesis is a larger death's-head hawkmoth distinguished from A. styx by size, wing patterns, and larval markings.
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius cingulata is a mostly neotropical moth species with pink-marked bodies that migrates widely and has established new populations.
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius convolvuli is a grayish hawkmoth whose caterpillars often feed on Convolvulus and can be a sweet potato pest.
Agrius godarti MacLeay
Agrius godarti MacLeay
Agrius godarti is a Sphingidae moth found across Australia, Southeast Asia, and Japan with a ~80 mm wingspan.
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia fulvinotata is a moth with specific larval host plants, where adults pollinate certain Malagasy baobabs.
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856
Megacorma obliqua is a sphingid moth with a 120–145 mm wingspan, distributed across South and Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Psilogramma increta Walker
Psilogramma increta Walker
Psilogramma increta is a moth with 90–122 mm wingspan, found across East and South Asia, introduced to Hawaii and the Caribbean.
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
This is a morphological description of the moth Psilogramma menephron, covering adult and larval physical traits.
Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856
Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856
Psilogramma casuarinae, the Australasian privet hawk moth, is a sphingid moth found in Australia.
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma papuensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae found in New Guinea and north-eastern Australia.
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773
Cocytius antaeus is a rare North American moth once thought to be the only ghost orchid pollinator there, distributed from Brazil to the southern US.
Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius duponchel is a moth species ranging from the southern U.S. to South America with a 110–150 mm wingspan.
Cocytius lucifer Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cocytius lucifer Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cocytius lucifer is a moth with 140–160 mm wingspan, found in Neotropical tropical and subtropical lowlands.
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Neococytius cluentius, the Cluentius sphinx, is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Neococytius, found across the Americas.
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1874
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1874
Amphimoea walkeri is a moth species with the world's longest insect proboscis, active year round and feeding on deep-throated flower nectar.
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini is a whitish grey Sphingidae moth found in Madagascar, paler than P. lingens.
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