List of moths of Nepal (Sphingidae) explained

The following is a list of Sphingidae of Nepal. One-hundred and twenty-nine different species are listed.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2010 Lepidoptera of Nepal,^[1] which is based on Toshiro Haruta's Moths of Nepal (Vols. 1-6)^[2] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Subfamily Sphinginae

• Agrius convolvuli - convolvulus hawkmoth
• Megacorma obliqua - black-belted hawkmoth
• Acherontia lachesis - greater death's head hawkmoth
• Acherontia styx - lesser death's head hawkmoth
• Meganoton analis - grey double-bristled hawkmoth
• Meganoton rufescens rufescens - rosy double-bristled hawkmoth
• Psilogramma increta - plain grey hawkmoth
• Psilogramma menephron - large brown hawkmoth
• Apocalypsis velox - bald hawkmoth
• Pentateucha curiosa - hirsute hawkmoth
• Pseudodolbina fo fo - acanthus hawkmoth
• Thamnoecha uniformis - chir-pine hawkmoth
• Dolbina inexacta - common grizzled hawkmoth

Subfamily Smerinthinae

• Amplypterus mansoni - Manson's mango hawkmoth
• Amplypterus panopus - mango hawkmoth
• Ambulyx liturata liturata - violet gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx maculifera - spotted gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx ochracea - ochreous gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx placida - plain gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx sericeipennis agana - common gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx moorei - cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
• Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis - dark-based gliding hawkmoth
• Clanis bilineata - two-lined velvet hawkmoth
• Clanis deucalion - three-lined velvet hawkmoth
• Clanis phalaris - common velvet hawkmoth
• Clanis titan - scarce velvet hawkmoth
• Clanis undulosa gigantia - wavy velvet hawkmoth
• Leucophlebia lineata - large candy-striped hawkmoth
• Polyptychus dentatus - straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth
• Polyptychus trilineatus undatus - common crenulate hawkmoth
• Marumba cristata - common swirled hawkmoth
• Marumba dyras - dull swirled hawkmoth
• Marumba gaschkewitschii irata
• Marumba indicus - lesser swirled hawkmoth
• Marumba spectabilis - rosy swirled hawkmoth
• Marumba sperchius albicans - large swirled hawkmoth
• Marumba sperchius gigas - large swirled hawkmoth
• Morwennius decoratus - ornamented hawkmoth
• Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides - apple hawkmoth
• Rhodoprasina floralis - large olive hawkmoth
• Clanidopsis exusta - white streaked hawkmoth
• Craspedortha porphyria - purple hawkmoth
• Cypa decolor - common cypa
• Cypa uniformis - pale cypa
• Smerinthulus perversa - lichenous hawkmoth
• Degmaptera mirabilis - variegated hawkmoth
• Callambulyx poecilus - lesser pink-and-green hawkmoth
• Callambulyx rubricosa - large pink-and-green hawkmoth
• Anambulyx elwesi - Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth
• Phyllospingia dissimilis perundulans - brown-leaf hawkmoth
• Sataspes infernalis - dull carpenter-bee hawkmoth

Subamily Macroglossinae

• Cephonodes hylas - common bumble-bee hawkmoth / coffee bee hawkmoth
• Daphnis hypothous - jade hawkmoth
• Daphnis nerii - oleander hawkmoth
• Dahira rubiginosa - rosy dahira
• Ampelophaga dolichoides - green banded hawkmoth
• Ampelophaga khasiana khasiana - scarce vine hawkmoth
• Ampelophaga rubiginosa harterti - common vine hawkmoth
• Dahira obliquifascia - black-striped dahira
• Dahira yunnanfuana - white-spot dahira
• Dahira tridens - three-banded dahira
• Elibia dolichus - large banded hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx anceus subdentata - rosy forest hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx naga naga - common forest hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx omissa - obscure forest hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx pseudonaga - false common forest hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx sericeus - silky forest hawkmoth
• Acosmeryx shervillii - dull forest hawkmoth
• Eupanacra busiris - green rippled hawkmoth
• Eupanacra metallica - metallic rippled hawkmoth
• Eupanacra mydon - common rippled hawkmoth / alocasia hawkmoth
• Eupanacra perfecta - model rippled hawkmoth
• Eupanacra sinuata - sinuous rippled hawkmoth
• Eupanacra variolosa - brown rippled hawkmoth
• Angonyx testacea - northern dark-green hawkmoth
• Enpinanga assamensis - lesser dimorphic hawkmoth / assam hawkmoth
• Nephele didyma f. didyma
• Nephele hespera - crepuscular hawkmoth
• Neogurelca himachala - crisp-banded hawkmoth
• Neogurelca hyas - even-banded hawkmoth
• Gurelca masuriensis - diffuse-banded hawkmoth
• Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio - tiny hawkmoth
• Eurypteryx bhaga bhaga - hook-winged hawkmoth
• Hayesiana triopus - nonsuch hawkmoth
• Macroglossum belis - common hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum bombylans - humble bee hawkmoth
• Macroglossum corythus luteata - Walker's hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum fritzei
• Macroglossum insipida - hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum gyrans - striated hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum pyrrhosticta - burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum saga - grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth
• Macroglossum variegatum - variegated hummingbird hawkmoth
• Rhopalopsyche nycteris - Himalayan hummingbird hawkmoth
• Hyles galii nepalensis - bedstraw hawkmoth
• Hyles livornica - striped hawkmoth
• Deilephila elpenor macromera - large elephant hawkmoth
• Deilephila rivularis - obscure elephant hawkmoth
• Hippotion boerhaviae - pale striated hawkmoth
• Hippotion celerio - common striated hawkmoth / silver-striped hawkmoth
• Hippotion rafflesi - Raffles' striated hawkmoth
• Hippotion rosetta - Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
• Hippotion velox - dark striated hawkmoth
• Theretra alecto - Levant hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra boisduvalii
• Theretra clotho - common hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra griseomarginata - grey-edged hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra latreillii lucasii - Latreille's hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra lycetus - grey-banded hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra nessus - orange-sided hunter hawkmoth / yam hawkmoth
• Theretra oldenlandiae - white-banded hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra pallicosta - white-edged hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra silhetensis - brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
• Theretra suffusa - suffused hunter hawkmoth
• Pergesa acteus - green pergesa hawkmoth
• Rhagastis albomarginatus - pale-edged mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis castor aurifera - common mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis confusa confusa - indistinct mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis gloriosa - crimson mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis hayesi
• Rhagastis lunata - lunulate mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis olivacea - olive mottled hawkmoth
• Rhagastis velata - veiled mottled hawkmoth
• Cechenena aegrota - mottled green hawkmoth
• Cechenena helops - spotted green hawkmoth
• Cechenena lineosa - striped green hawkmoth
• Cechenena minor - lesser green hawkmoth
• Cechenena mirabilis - emerald green hawkmoth
• Cechenena scotti - Scott's green hawkmoth
• Cechenena subangustata

See also

• List of butterflies of Nepal
• Odonata of Nepal
• Cerambycidae of Nepal
• Zygaenidae of Nepal
• Wildlife of Nepal

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, Colin. 2010 . Lepidoptera of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal . Himalayan Nature . 978-9937-8292-0-5 .
2. Book: Haruta, Toshiro. 1992 . 2000 . Moths of Nepal- Part 1,2,3,4,5,6. Shinjuku, Tokyo . Tinea, Japan Heterocerists' Society . 0493-3168.