Acosmeryx
Encyclopedia
Acosmeryx is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Acosmeryx anceusAcosmeryx anceusAcosmeryx anceus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Stoll in 1781, and is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.The wingspan is 70-88 mm....
- (Stoll 1781) - Acosmeryx beataeAcosmeryx beataeAcosmeryx beatae is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi....
- Cadiou, 2005 - Acosmeryx castaneaAcosmeryx castaneaAcosmeryx castanea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903, and is known from eastern and southern China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Acosmeryx formosanaAcosmeryx formosanaAcosmeryx formosana is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Matsumura in 1927. It is endemic to Taiwan.The wingspan is 67-73 mm....
- (Matsumura 1927) - Acosmeryx miskiniAcosmeryx miskiniAcosmeryx miskini is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Murray in 1873, and is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia....
- (Murray 1873) - Acosmeryx miskinoidesAcosmeryx miskinoidesAcosmeryx miskinoides is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Papua New Guinea....
- Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007 - Acosmeryx nagaAcosmeryx nagaAcosmeryx naga is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and south-east Asia....
- (Moore 1858) - Acosmeryx omissaAcosmeryx omissaAcosmeryx omissa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. It is known from south-east Asia, including Thailand....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Acosmeryx pseudomissaAcosmeryx pseudomissaAcosmeryx pseudomissa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Mell in 1922. It is known from Thailand, southern China and Vietnam.The larvae feed on Actinidia species....
- Mell 1922 - (Acosmeryx pseudonaga) - Butler, 1881
- Acosmeryx sericeusAcosmeryx sericeusAcosmeryx sericeus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856, and is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia....
- (Walker 1856) - Acosmeryx shervilliiAcosmeryx shervilliiAcosmeryx shervillii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from the Indian subregion to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Acosmeryx pseudonaga is sometimes treated as a valid species....
- Boisduval 1875 - Acosmeryx sinjaeviAcosmeryx sinjaeviAcosmeryx sinjaevi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Brechlin and Kitching in 1996, and is known from northern Vietnam and Hainan and Fujian, China....
- Brechlin & Kitching 1996 - Acosmeryx socratesAcosmeryx socratesAcosmeryx socrates is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- Boisduval 1875 - Acosmeryx tenggarensisAcosmeryx tenggarensisAcosmeryx tenggarensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Moluccas....
- Brechlin & Kitching, 2007