Sphingidae
Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856
Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856
Theretra pallicosta is a moth species identifiable by distinct white markings and a 70–90 mm wingspan.
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 is a moth with distinct color patterns and variable larvae that feed on a wide range of host plants across Asia.
Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856
Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856
Theretra suffusa is a moth species distinguishable from similar relatives by specific wing and body markings, found across parts of South and East Asia.
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775
Theretra oldenlandiae is a moth species described in 1775, found in open lowlands across multiple regions of Asia and Australia.
Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Theretra capensis is a Sphingidae moth found across southern and eastern Africa whose larvae feed on Vigna species.
Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839
Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839
Theretra boisduvalii is a moth species with an 85–110 mm wingspan, found across parts of Asia and occasionally straying to southeast Europe.
Theretra latreillii MacLeay
Theretra latreillii MacLeay
Theretra latreillii MacLeay is a moth species with described adult, larval, and subspecies traits, and known larval host plants.
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 has a 75–106 mm wingspan, found in Indomalayan and warm Palearctic regions including extreme southeastern Europe.
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra indistincta is a pink-antennaed Sphingidae moth found in Queensland, parts of Melanesia and Indonesia.
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra margarita is a moth of the Sphingidae family found in parts of Australia.
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891
Theretra tryoni is a 70 mm wingspan sphingid moth found in parts of Australia and Papua New Guinea whose larvae feed on three aroid plant species.
Theretra celata Butler, 1877
Theretra celata Butler, 1877
Theretra celata is a Sphingidae moth often treated as a subspecies of Theretra clotho, found from the Moluccas to Australia and Vanuatu.
Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777
Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777
Theretra cajus is a moth of Sphingidae found in South Africa and Zimbabwe, with distinct abdominal and forewing patterns.
Theretra rhesus Boisduval
Theretra rhesus Boisduval
Theretra rhesus Boisduval is a moth species that can be distinguished from similar relatives by its heavier markings and forewing line pattern.
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila elpenor is a pink-marked olive-brown hawk moth found across the Palearctic region that contributes to pollination.
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila porcellus is a variable moth found across Europe, North Africa and West Asia with larvae feeding on Galium and Epilobium.
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes tersa, the tersa sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth first described in 1771, found across the Americas.
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Xylophanes pyrrhus is a moth species that resembles Xylophanes thyelia thyelia but is larger with a smaller forewing discal spot.
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777
Xylophanes pluto is a moth species native to the Americas, distinguished by a prominent broad chrome-yellow band on its wings.
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856
Xylophanes falco is a hawk moth species distributed from the southern US to Central America.
Xylophanes porcus Hübner
Xylophanes porcus Hübner
Xylophanes porcus Hübner is a moth with distinct wing markings, found from Florida south to Bolivia.
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes anubus is a moth species native to the Americas, with a 97–102 mm wingspan and variable pattern traits.
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robinson, 1866
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robinson, 1866
Xylophanes ceratomioides is a moth species with distinct wing and body scale markings described here.
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron is a moth species with a 77–81 mm wingspan, found from Mexico to northern Argentina and three Caribbean islands.
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