Hawk Moths (Sphingidae)

Hawk moths are a family of moths, including around 1450 species. They are known for their beating wings, making them appear similar to hummingbirds in appearance.

List of Moths in this Family

• Hartert’s hawkmoth (Acosmerycoides harterti)
• Dull forest hawkmoth (Acosmeryx shervillii)
• Southern gliding hawkmoth (Acosmeryx sinjaevi)
• Clavipes Sphinx Moth (Aellopos clavipes)
• Fadus Sphinx Moth (Aellopos fadus)
• Tantalus Sphinx Moth (Aellopos tantalus)
• Titan Sphinx Moth (Aellopos titan)
• Green banded hawkmoth (Ampelophaga dolichoides)
• Scarce vine hawkmoth (Ampelophaga khasiana)
• Nessus sphinx moth (Amphion floridensis)
• Northern dark-green hawkmoth (Angonyx testacea)
• Southern dark-green hawkmoth (Angonyx krishna)
• Gold dotted temnora moth (Basiothia aureata)
• Brown striped hawkmoth (Hyles livornica)
• Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)
• Small verdant hawkmoth (Basiothia medea)
• Parce sphinx moth (Callionima parce)
• Fan-tailed bark moth (Callionima nomius)
• Grote’s sphinx moth (Cautethia grotei)
• Spurious sphinx moth (Cautethia spuria)
• Mottled green hawkmoth (Cechenena aegrota)
• Lesser green hawkmoth (Cechetra minor)
• Coffee bee hawkmoth (Cephonodes hylas)
• Gardenia bee hawkmoth (Cephonodes kingii)
• Coprosma hawkmoth (Hippotion scrofa)
• Pellucid hawkmoth (Cephonodes hylas)
• Black-striped dahira moth (Dahira obliquifascia)
• Rosy dahira moth (Dahira rubiginosa)
• Jade hawkmoth (Daphnis hypothous)
• Oleander hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii)
• Azalea sphinx moth (Darapsa choerilus)
• Virginia creeper sphinx moth (Darapsa myron)
• Hydrangea sphinx moth (Darapsa versicolor)
• Lettered sphinx moth (Deidamia inscriptum)
• Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)
• Small elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila porcellus)
• Chitral elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila rivularis)
• Assam hawkmoth (Enpinanga assamensis)
• Mournful sphinx moth (Enyo lugubris)
• Alope sphinx moth (Erinnyis alope)
• Obscure sphinx moth (Erinnyis obscura)
• Oenotrus sphinx moth (Erinnyis oenotrus)
• Cramer’s sphinx moth (Erinnyis crameri)
• Ello sphinx moth (Erinnyis ello)
• Lassaux’s sphinx moth (Erinnyis lassauxii)
• Pallid sphinx moth (Erinnyis pallida)
• Verdant hawkmoth (Basiothia medea)
• Achemon sphinx moth (Eumorpha achemon)
• Anchemola sphinx moth (Eumorpha anchemolus)
• Banded sphinx moth (Eumorpha fasciatus)
• Intermediate sphinx moth (Eumorpha intermedia)
• Gaudy sphinx moth (Eumorpha labruscae)
• Pandora sphinx moth (Eumorpha pandorus)
• Satellite sphinx moth (Eumorpha satellitia)
• Typhon sphinx moth (Eumorpha typhon)
• Vine sphinx moth (Eumorpha vitis)
• Green rippled hawkmoth (Eupanacra busiris)
• Malayan rippled hawkmoth (Eupanacra malayana)
• Common rippled hawkmoth (Eupanacra mydon)
• Sinuous rippled hawkmoth (Eupanacra sinuata)
• Grown rippled hawkmoth (Eupanacra variolosa)
• Kern primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus euterpe)
• Phaeton primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus phaeton)
• Wiest’s primrose sphinx moth (Euproserpinus wiesti)
• Cuban sphinx moth (Eupyrrhoglossum sagra)
• Hook-winged hawkmoth (Eurypteryx bhaga)
• White-browed hawkmoth (Gnathothlibus erotus)
• Non such hawkmoth (Hayesiana triopus)
• Honeysuckle bee hawkmoth (Hemaris affinis)
• Atlas bee hawkmoth (Hemaris aksana)
• Alai bee hawkmoth (Hemaris alaiana)
• Anatolian bee hawkmoth (Hemaris dentata)
• Snowberry clearwing hawkmoth (Hemaris diffinis)
• Pamir bee hawkmoth (Hemaris ducalis)
• Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth (Hemaris fuciformis)
• Slender clearwing hawkmoth (Hemaris gracilis)
• Kashmir bee hawkmoth (Hemaris rubra)
• Saunders’ bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii)
• Rocky mountain clearwing moth (Hemaris thetis)
• Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe)
• Narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth (Hemaris tityus)
• Pale striated hawkmoth (Hippotion boerhaviae)
• Silver-striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio)
• Black-based striated hawkmoth (Hippotion echeclus)
• Raffles’ striated hawkmoth (Hippotion rafflesii)
• Swinhoe’s striated hawkmoth (Hippotion rosetta)
• Dark striated hawkmoth (Hippotion velox)
• Blackburn’s sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni)
• Eastern foxtail-lily hawk moth (Hyles centralasiae)
• Dogbane hawk moth (Hyles chamyla)
• Spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae)
• Bedstraw hawk moth (Hyles gallii)
• Seathorn hawk moth (Hyles hippophaes)
• White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata)
• Australian striped hawk moth (Hyles livornicoides)
• Ladakh hawkmoth (Hyles nervosa)
• Mediterranean hawkmoth (Hyles nicaea)
• Perkin’s sphinx moth (Hyles perkinsi)
• Salang hawkmoth (Hyles salangensis)
• Hindu Kush hawkmoth (Hyles stroehlei)
• Barbary spurge hawkmoth (Hyles tithymali)
• Wilson’s hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
• Bean caper hawkmoth (Hyles zygophylli)
• Rimosus sphinx hawkmoth (Isognathus rimosa)
• Dark-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum affictitia)
• Common hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
• Macroglossum bifasciata
• Humble hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum bombylans)
• Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum insipida)
• Grey-striped hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum mitchellii imperator)
• Himalayan hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum nycteris)
• Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta)
• Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum saga)
• Crisp-banded hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum sitiene)
• Macroglossum stellatarum
• African hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum trochilus)
• Jordan’s hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum vicinum)
• False-windowed sphinx moth (Madoryx pseudothyreus)
• Even-banded hawkmoth (Neogurelca hyas)
• Diffuse-banded hawkmoth (Neogurelca masuriensis)
• Narrow-banded hawkmoth (Neogurelca montana)
• Accented hawkmoth (Nephele accentifera)
• Crepuscular hawkmoth (Nephele hespera)
• Fig sphinx moth (Pachylia ficus)
• Green pergesa hawkmoth (Pergesa acteus)
• Half-blind sphinx moth (Perigonia lusca)
• Clark’s sphinx moth (Proserpinus clarkiae)
• Yellow-banded day sphinx moth (Proserpinus flavofasciata)
• Proud sphinx moth (Proserpinus gaurae)
• Juanita sphinx moth (Proserpinus juanita)
• Pacific green sphinx moth (Proserpinus lucidus)
• Willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina)
• Terloo sphinx moth (Proserpinus terlooi)
• Vega sphinx moth (Proserpinus vega)
• Tetrio sphinx moth (Pseudosphinx tetrio)
• Afghanistan madder hawkmoth (Rethera afghanistana)
• Amsels’ hawkmoth (Rethera amseli)
• Lesser madder hawkmoth (Rethera brandti)
• Madder hawkmoth (Rethera komarovi)
• Indistinct mottled hawkmoth (Rhagastis confusa)
• Crimson mottled hawkmoth (Rhagastis gloriosa)
• Lunulate mottled hawkmoth (Rhagastis lunata)
• Olive mottled hawkmoth (Rhagastis olivacea)
• Veiled mottled hawkmoth (Rhagastis velata)
• Abbott’s sphinx moth (Sphecodina abbottii)
• Kopet hawkmoth (Sphingonaepiopsis asiatica)
• Gorgon hawkmoth (Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades)
• Gurkoi hawkmoth (Sphingonaepiopsis gurkoi)
• Kuldja hawkmoth (Sphingonaepiopsis kuldjaensis)
• Savanna hawkmoth (Sphingonaepiopsis nana)
• Levant hawkmoth (Theretra alecto)
• Common hunter hawkmoth (Theretra clotho)
• Pale brown hawkmoth (Theretra latreillii)
• White-edged hunter hawkmoth (Theretra lycetus)
• Yam hawkmoth (Theretra nessus)
• Impatiens hawkmoth (Theretra oldenlandiae)
• Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth (Theretra silhetensis)
• Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis)
• Libya sphinx moth (Xylophanes libya)
• Pluto sphinx moth (Xylophanes pluto)
• Porcus sphinx moth (Xylophanes porcus)
• Tersa sphinx moth (Xylophanes tersa)
• Blanchard’s sphinx moth (Adhemarius blanchardorum)
• Pistacia hawkmoth (Akbesia davidi)
• Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth (Ambulyx moorei)
• Ocherous gliding hawkmoth (Ambulyx ochracea)
• Plain gliding hawkmoth (Ambulyx placida)
• Common gliding hawkmoth (Ambulyx sericeipennis)
• Dark-based gliding hawkmoth (Ambulyx substrigilis)
• Walnut sphinx moth (Amorpha juglandis)
• Mango hawkmoth (Amplypterus panopus)
• Elwes’ pink-and-green hawkmoth (Anambulyx elwesi)
• Eyed pink-and-green hawkmoth (Callambulyx junonia)
• Two-lined velvet hawkmoth (Clanis bilineata)
• Three-lined velvet hawkmoth (Clanis deucalion)
• Scarce velvet hawkmoth (Clanis titan)
• Wavy velvet hawkmoth (Clanis undulosa)
• Double-headed hawkmoth (Coequosa triangularis)
• Cinnamon cypa hawkmoth (Cypa enodis)
• Durian hawkmoth (Daphnusa ocellaris)
• Variegated hawkmoth (Degmaptera mirabilis)
• Ash hawkmoth (Dolbina elegans)
• Exact grizzled hawkmoth (Dolbina exacta)
• Mountain hawkmoth (Dolbina grisea)
• Common grizzled hawkmoth (Dolbina inexacta)
• Apple hawkmoth (Langia zenzeroides)
• Aspen hawkmoth (Laothoe amurensis)
• Maghreb poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe austanti)
• Pamir poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe philerema)
• Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)
• Large candy-striped hawkmoth (Leucophlebia lineata)
• Common striped hawkmoth (Marumba cristata)
• Dull swirled hawkmoth (Marumba dyras)
• Manchurian hawkmoth (Marumba maackii)
• Oak hawkmoth (Marumba quercus)
• Alder hawkmoth (Mimas christophi)
• Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)
• Ornamented hawkmoth (Morwennius decoratus)
• Modest sphinx moth (Pachysphinx modesta)
• Big poplar sphinx moth (Pachysphinx occidentalis)
• Huckleberry sphinx moth (Paonias astylus)
• Blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecatus)
• Small eyed sphinx moth (Paonias myops)
• Hirsute hawkmoth (Pentateucha curiosa)
• Coryndon’s polyptychus moth (Polyptychus coryndoni)
• Common crenulate hawkmoth (Polyptychus trilineatus)
• Carter’s sphinx hawkmoth (Protambulyx carteri)
• Streaked sphinx moth (Protambulyx strigilis)
• Wavy polyptychus moth (Rufoclanis numosae)
• Brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth (Sataspes tagalica)
• Eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth (Sataspes xylocoparis)
• Lichenous hawkmoth (Smerinthulus perversa)
• Northern eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus caecus)
• One eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus cerisyi)
• Twin spotted sphinx moth (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
• Southern eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus kindermannii)
• Lesser eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus minor)
• Eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus ocellatus)
• Oriental eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus planus)
• Salicet sphinx hawkmoth (Smerinthus saliceti)
• Sichaun eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus szechuanus)
• Murine hawkmoth (Sphingulus mus)
• African death’s head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)
• Lesser death’s head hawkmoth (Acherontia styx)
• Greater death’s head hawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis)
• Blanchard’s sphinx moth (Adhemarius blanchardorum)
• Pink spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata)
• Convolvus hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli)
• Duponchel’s hawkmoth (Amphonyx duponchel)
• Elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor)
• Catalpa sphinx moth (Ceratomia catalpae)
• Osage orange sphinx moth (Ceratomia hageni)
• Sonoran sphinx moth (Ceratomia sonorensis)
• Waved sphinx moth (Ceratomia undulosa)
• Giant sphinx moth (Cocytius antaeus)
• Pawpaw sphinx moth (Dolba hyloeus)
• Hartweg’s sphinx moth (Dolbogene hartwegii)
• Bald cypress sphinx moth (Isoparce cupressi)
• Northern pine sphinx moth (Lapara bombycoides)
• Southern pine sphinx moth (Lapara coniferarum)
• Gulf pine sphinx moth (Lapara phaeobrachycerous)
• Sage sphinx moth (Lintneria ermitoides)
• Hermit sphinx moth (Lintneria eremitus)
• Gemmed sphinx moth (Sphinx geminus)
• Istar sphinx moth (Lintneria istar)
• Separated sphinx moth (Lintneria separatus)
• Smith’s sphinx moth (Sphinx smithi)
• White-plaqued sphinx moth (Manduca albiplaga)
• Florestan sphinx moth (Manduca florestan)
• Muscosa sphinx moth (Manduca muscosa)
• Occult sphinx moth (Manduca occulta)
• Five spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
• Rustic sphinx moth (Manduca rustica)
• Black-belted hawkmoth (Megacorma obliqua)
• Grey double-bristled hawkmoth (Meganoton analis)
• Dull double-bristled hawkmoth (Meganoton nyctiphanes)
• Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth (Cerberonoton rubescens)
• Cluentius sphinx moth (Neococytius cluentius)
• Juniper hawk moth (Oligographa juniperi)
• Plebeian sphinx moth (Paratrea plebeja)
• Acanthus hawkmoth (Pseudodolbina fo)
• Australian privet hawk moth (Psilogramma casuarinae)
• Plain grey hawkmoth (Psilogramma increta)
• Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri)
• Elsa sphinx moth (Sagenosoma elsa)
• Asellus sphinx moth (Sphinx asellus)
• Chinese pine sphinx moth (Sphinx caligineus)
• Canadian sphinx moth (Sphinx canadensis)
• Northern ash sphinx moth (Sphinx chersis)
• Chisoya sphinx moth (Sphinx chisoya)
• Japanese sphinx moth (Smerinthus tokyonis)
• Doll’s sphinx moth (Sphinx dollii)
• Wild cherry sphinx moth (Sphinx drupiferarum)
• Franck’s sphinx moth (Sphinx franckii)
• Apple sphinx moth (Sphinx gordius)
• Laurel sphinx moth (Sphinx kalmiae)
• Incense cedar sphinx moth (Sphinx libocedrus)
• Sphinx ligustri
• Clemens’ hawkmoth (Sphinx luscitiosa)
• Southern pine hawkmoth (Sphinx maurorum)
• Asian pine hawkmoth (Sphinx morio)
• Elegant sphinx moth (Sphinx perelegans)
• Poecila hawkmoth (Sphinx poecila)
• Sequoia sphinx moth (Sphinx sequoiae)
• Morgan’s sphinx moth (Xanthopan morgani)