🦋 Family

Sphingidae

296 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Sphingidae

Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779

Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found across North America east of the Rockies, whose larvae feed on azaleas and Viburnum.

Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839

Darapsa versicolor, the hydrangea sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found in eastern North American wetlands.

Elibia dolichoides

Elibia dolichoides (green banded hawkmoth) is a Sphingidae moth found across South and Southeast Asia, with larvae feeding on Vitaceae.

Acosmerycoides harterti Rothschild, 1895

Acosmerycoides harterti Rothschild, 1895 is a moth with an 80–90 mm wingspan found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Neogurelca hyas Walker, 1856

Neogurelca hyas Walker, 1856 is a moth species with a 34–40 mm wingspan, distributed across East, South, and Southeast Asia.

Neogurelca himachala Butler

Neogurelca himachala, the crisp-banded hawkmoth, is a Sphingidae moth found across parts of East and South Asia.

Hemaris fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758

Hemaris fuciformis is a moth with a 38–48 mm wingspan, found across North Africa, Europe, and central/eastern Asia.

Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775

Hemaris thysbe is a migratory North American moth, commonly called the hummingbird clearwing, known for hummingbird mimicry and clear wings.

Hemaris gracilis Grote & Robinson, 1865

Hemaris gracilis is a North American moth species identifiable by distinct physical traits with protected status in two US states.

Hemaris thetis Boisduval, 1855

Hemaris thetis is a sphingid moth found in western North America, with adults feeding on flower nectar and larvae eating Symphoricarpos plants.

Hemaris tityus Linnaeus, 1758

Hemaris tityus is a bumblebee-mimicking sphingid moth with a wide range across Eurasia.

Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836

Hemaris diffinis, the snowberry clearwing, is a North American Sphingidae moth whose larvae feed on a variety of common plants.

Hemaris croatica Esper, 1800

Hemaris croatica is a moth with varying wing sizes and flight patterns, found across parts of central and western Asia and southeastern Europe.

Hemaris affinis Bremer, 1861

The honeysuckle bee hawkmoth (Hemaris affinis) is a sphingid moth found across East Asia that feeds on specific plants in its larval stage.

Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771

Cephonodes hylas is a bumblebee-like moth with transparent wings, defined larval color forms, and specific host and parasitoid associations.

Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777

Phryxus caicus is a moth with 33–37 mm forewings found in the Neotropics and parts of the southern United States.

Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771

Pseudosphinx tetrio is a moth species with distinct appearance traits across its adult, larval, and pupal life stages.

Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777

Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 is a species with 55–65 mm wingspan, found from Maine to Argentina and Uruguay.

Aellopos clavipes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Aellopos clavipes, the clavipes sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth ranging from Venezuela to the southwestern US.

Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758

Aellopos tantalus, the Tantalus sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth found across parts of North, Central and South America.

Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777

Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777 is a moth with a 42–47 mm wingspan, identifiable by a yellow hindwing median band, found from northern South America to Mexico.

Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758

Erinnyis ello, the ello sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth ranging from Argentina to Nevada, and can be parasitized by a braconid wasp.

Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773

The Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) is a Sphingidae moth found from northern South America to the southern U.S.

Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775

Erinnyis obscura, the obscure sphinx, is a Sphingidae moth first described in 1775, found from northern South America to central US.

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