Sphingidae

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Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856

Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856

Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856

Xylophanes crotonis is a moth species with distinct larvae, found from Guatemala south to Bolivia.

Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878

Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878

Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878

Xylophanes loelia is a moth intermediate between two related species, found from Belize down through Central America to northern South America.

Xylophanes thyelia Linnaeus, 1758

Xylophanes thyelia Linnaeus, 1758

Xylophanes thyelia Linnaeus, 1758

Xylophanes thyelia is a moth species with a 53–54 mm wingspan found from Mexico down to Argentina.

Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878

Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878

Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878

Xylophanes titana is a moth species with distinctive wing and body patterns, distributed across much of Central and South America.

Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval

Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval

Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval

Xylophanes tyndarus is a sphinx moth found across Central and South America, with distinct green coloration and wing markings.

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878

Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878 is a moth species found across multiple Central American countries with distinct wing and body color patterns.

Rhagastis binoculata Matsumura, 1909

Rhagastis binoculata Matsumura, 1909

Rhagastis binoculata Matsumura, 1909

Rhagastis binoculata is a widespread endemic Taiwanese moth in the Sphingidae family, with a 54–63 mm wingspan.

Rhagastis castor Walker, 1856

Rhagastis castor Walker, 1856

Rhagastis castor Walker, 1856

Rhagastis castor is a moth species identifiable by specific wing patterns, found across multiple regions of southern and eastern Asia.

Rhagastis mongoliana Butler

Rhagastis mongoliana Butler

Rhagastis mongoliana Butler

Rhagastis mongoliana is a moth of the Sphingidae family found across parts of East Asia.

Cechenena helops Walker, 1856

Cechenena helops Walker, 1856

Cechenena helops Walker, 1856

Cechenena helops Walker, 1856 is a moth species with grey-green adults and a 104–126 mm wingspan.

Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781

Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781

Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781

Basiothia medea, the small verdant hawk, is an active migrant moth of Sphingidae common to the Ethiopian Region.

Basiothia schenki Möschler, 1872

Basiothia schenki Möschler, 1872

Basiothia schenki Möschler, 1872

Basiothia schenki (the brown striped hawk) is a Sphingidae moth found in southern Africa that pollinates two plant species.

Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758

Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758

Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758

Euchloron megaera, the verdant hawk, is the only species in the monotypic sphingid moth genus Euchloron, found in Africa and Yemen.

Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779

Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779

Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779

Pergesa acteus is a moth species with a 64–80 mm wingspan found across South, East, and Southeast Asia.

Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875)

Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875)

Cechetra minor (Butler, 1875)

Cechetra minor is a moth species with a 90–98 mm wingspan, found across parts of East and South Asia.

Gnathothlibus eras Boisduval, 1832

Gnathothlibus eras Boisduval, 1832

Gnathothlibus eras Boisduval, 1832

Gnathothlibus eras is a Sphingidae moth found across parts of insular Southeast Asia, Oceania, and eastern Australia.

Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1856

Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1856

Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1856

Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1856 is a moth species found across South and Southeast Asia, with distinct wing and genitalia traits.

Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval

Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval

Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval

Acosmeryx shervillii is a moth species whose previously described colour variants are now classified as colour morphs, with detailed morphological descriptions for adults and larvae.

Acosmeryx naga Moore

Acosmeryx naga Moore

Acosmeryx naga Moore

Acosmeryx naga Moore is a moth species with an 86–112 mm wingspan, having different adult flight periods across northern China and Korea.

Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881

Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881

Acosmeryx pseudonaga Butler, 1881

Acosmeryx pseudonaga (Butler, 1881) is now treated as a color morph of A. shervillii, with described adult and larval morphology.

Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 is a moth with 75–90 mm wingspan found in parts of East Asia.

Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)

Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)

Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)

Acosmeryx miskini is a moth species with distinct wing and abdominal markings, found from New Guinea to northeastern Australia.

Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839

Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839

Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839

Deidamia inscriptum is a North American moth species described in 1839 with a 45–70 mm wingspan.

Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779

Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779

Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779

Darapsa myron is a moth species with distinct adult and larval features, found across North America in woodland and brush habitats.

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