List of moths of India (Sphingidae)
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This article is a list of the moths of Family Sphingidae
which are found in India
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. The list is presently under development. Detailed notes are given in wikitext.
Genus Macroglossum
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,...
which are found in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. The list is presently under development. Detailed notes are given in wikitext.
Genus MacroglossumMacroglossumMacroglossum is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family. It has over 110 described species.-Species:*Macroglossum adustum - Rothschild & Jordan 1916*Macroglossum aesalon - Mabille 1879*Macroglossum affictitia - Butler 1875...
Scopoli, 1777
- Macroglossum affictitiaMacroglossum affictitiaMacroglossum affictitia is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka and southern India to Myanmar, Thailand and south-western China ....
Butler, 1875 ( = M. vialis Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum aquilaMacroglossum aquilaMacroglossum aquila is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines ....
Boisduval, 1875 ( = M. interrupta Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum assimilisMacroglossum assimilisMacroglossum assimilis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.It is similar to Macroglossum belis, but the abdomen upperside has dark lateral patches that are less black and the underside of the abdomen and wings are less reddish. The forewing upperside is flushed...
Swainson, 1821 ( = M. belia Hampson, [1893]; bengalensis Boisduval, [1875]; gilia Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum aviculaMacroglossum aviculaMacroglossum avicula is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia ....
Boisduval, [1875] note: Kitching & Cadiou (2000) note this species is probably not Indian, as it is found in Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines - Macroglossum belisMacroglossum belisMacroglossum belis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Japan , Vietnam and Indonesia .The wingspan is 50-60 mm...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Macroglossum bombylansMacroglossum bombylansMacroglossum bombylans is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Nepal through China to Taiwan, Korea and Japan, with one record from the Russian Far East. It is also found in northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and the Philippines....
Boisduval, [1875] ( = M. walkeri Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum corythusMacroglossum corythusMacroglossum corythus is a species of Hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia.The wingspan is 50-66 mm.Larvae have been recorded from Loganiaceae and Rubiaceae species.-Subspecies:...
Walker, 1856 ( = M. proxima Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum faroMacroglossum faroMacroglossum faro is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from southern India, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan , Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
(Cramer, 1780) - Macroglossum fervens Butler, 1875
- Macroglossum glaucopteraMacroglossum glaucopteraMacroglossum glaucoptera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia , Indonesia and the Philippines ....
Butler, 1875 ( = M. lepcha Butler, 1876 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum gyransMacroglossum gyransMacroglossum gyrans is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from south-east Asia.The length of the forewings is 16-23 mm. The upperside of the head, thorax, and basal half of the abdomen are the same grey colour as the forewing upperside. The underside of the palpus, thorax, and legs are...
Walker, 1856 - Macroglossum heliophilaMacroglossum heliophilaMacroglossum heliophila is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from north-eastern India across southern China to Cheju Island , southern Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines and then south through Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to New Guinea and neighbouring islands. It is also...
Boisduval, 1875 ( = M. divergens Walker, 1856 sensu Hampson, 1892; this is the Sri Lankan subspecies of M. heliophila (see Kitching & Cadiou, 2000)) - Macroglossum hemichromaMacroglossum hemichromaMacroglossum hemichroma is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia .The head and thorax uppersides have a dark median line...
Butler, 1875 - Macroglossum insipidaMacroglossum insipidaMacroglossum insipida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Japan , Vietnam, Malaysia , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea and Queensland.The wingspan is 40-54 mm...
Butler 1875 - Macroglossum mitchelliiMacroglossum mitchelliiMacroglossum mitchellii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and eastern India, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
Boisduval, [1875]- Macroglossum mitchellii imperator Butler, 1875 ( = M. imperator Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)
- Macroglossum passalusMacroglossum passalusMacroglossum passalus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, south-eastern China, Taiwan, southern Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines....
(Drury, 1773) ( = M. rectifascia R. Felder, [1874] sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum regulusMacroglossum regulusMacroglossum regulus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India.The upperside of the head, thorax, and first three abdominal segments is greenish. The abdomen upperside has large and confluent orange lateral spots on segments two to seven, the remaining segments are deep brownish...
Boisduval, 1875 ( = M. fervens Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892) - Macroglossum semifasciataMacroglossum semifasciataMacroglossum semifasciata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from north-eastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, south-western China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
Hampson, 1892 [1893] - Macroglossum sitieneMacroglossum sitieneMacroglossum sitiene is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, southern Japan , Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia ....
Walker, 1856 - Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hummingbird Hawk-moth)