List of moths of Nepal (Sphingidae)

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, which is based on Toshiro Haruta's Moths of Nepal (Vols. 1-6) 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 hawkmothAmbulyx sericeipennis01 - Copy.jpg
 * 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 cypaCypa decolor02.jpg
 * 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 hawkmothHayesiana triopus01.jpg
 * 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 hawkmothTheretra alecto02.jpg
 * 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