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Deilephila elpenor
species of moth
Willowherb Hawkmoth
species of insect
Deilephila porcellus
species of moth
Hyles
genus of insects
Deilephila
The genus Deilephila is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the phrase "elephant hawk moth". They include the elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor; the small elephant hawk moth (D. porcellus) and the Chitral elephant hawk moth (D. rivularis). The oleander hawk moth is sometimes classified in this genus as D. nerii, but sometimes treated in genus Daphnis.
Theretra
Theretra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was established by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Xylophanes
Xylophanes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. As of 2000, there are about 96 species and subspecies included in the genus.
Acosmeryx
Acosmeryx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Hippotion
Hippotion is a genus of sphinx moths. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Ampelophaga
Ampelophaga is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Sphingonaepiopsis
Sphingonaepiopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Macroglossini
Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
Rethera komarovi
species of insect
Darapsa
Darapsa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Proserpinus
Proserpinus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths or hawk moths. Species of the genus are native to North America with the exception of P. proserpinus, which has a much larger range extending from Asia to Africa. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Cechenena
Cechenena is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Nephele
genus of insects
Angonyx
Angonyx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
Euproserpinus
Euproserpinus is a genus of sphinx moth in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865.
Clarina
genus of insects
Rethera
Rethera is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Pergesa
Pergesa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, Pergesa acteus, the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.
Darapsa myron
species of insect
Deidamia inscriptum
species of insect
Antinephele
Antinephele is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by William Jacob Holland in 1889.
Chaerocina
Chaerocina is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Sphecodina
Sphecodina is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Émile Blanchard in 1840.
Temnora
Temnora is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Amphion floridensis
species of moth
Amphion
genus of insects
Cizara
Cizara is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Gnathothlibus
Gnathothlibus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Basiothia
Basiothia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Centroctena
Centroctena is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Euchloron
Euchloron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Its only species, Euchloron megaera, the verdant hawk, is known from most of Africa and Yemen. It is a migratory species.
Acosmerycoides
Acosmerycoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Acosmerycoides harterti or '''Hartert's hawkmoth''', was described by Walter Rothschild in 1895.
Clarina kotschyi
species of insect
Rhodafra
Rhodafra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Eurypteryx
Eurypteryx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Griseosphinx
Griseosphinx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean-Marie Cadiou and Ian Kitching in 1990.
Odontosida magnificum
species of insect
Eupanacra
Eupanacra is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Deilephila rivularis
species of moth
Giganteopalpus
Giganteopalpus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Adolph Huwe in 1895. Its only species, Giganteopalpus mirabilis, described by Walter Rothschild in 1895, is known from Sundaland.
Maassenia
Maassenia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Hypaedalea
Hypaedalea is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Odontosida
Odontosida is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Elibia
Elibia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.
Dahira
Dahira is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.
Rhagastis
Rhagastis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Enpinanga
Enpinanga is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.
Odontosida pusillus
species of moth
Phanoxyla
thumb | right | alt=Phanoxyla kitchingi holotype (Colombia, Antioquia, Vereda Caño Seco, Rio Nare) male upperside | Phanoxyla kitchingi holotype (Colombia, Antioquia, Vereda Caño Seco, Rio Nare) male upperside Phanoxyla is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Phanoxyla hystrix, described by Rudolf Felder in 1874, is known from northern South America, including Brazil and Ecuador.
Leucostrophus
Leucostrophus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. They are large, diurnal moths native to Africa.
Maassenia heydeni
species of insect
Rethera afghanistana
species of insect
Darapsa choerilus
species of insect
Darapsa versicolor
species of insect
Microsphinx
Microsphinx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Microsphinx pumilum, which is known from South Africa.
Enpinanga assamensis
species of insect