Sphingidae genera

Pseudoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild in 1894. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Chloroclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Chloroclanis virescens, which is known from forest from west Africa to Angola, the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya and Tanzania.

Degmaptera is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1896.

Hypaedalea is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

Rhodambulyx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1939.

Akbesia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Akbesia davidi, the pistacia hawkmoth, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1884.

Maassenia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

Polyptychoides is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968.

Dahira is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

Panogena is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Neoclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Neoclanis basalis, which is known from dry bush and woodland from Zimbabwe and Angola to Zambia, Tanzania and eastern Kenya.

Lophostethus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.

Rhagastis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Coenotes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Hopliocnema is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Hopliocnema brachycera, which is known from Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

Poliodes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Poliodes roseicornis, which is known from dry bush in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

Enpinanga is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Odontosida is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Elibia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.

Unzela is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856.

Isoparce is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Microsphinx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Microsphinx pumilum, which is known from South Africa.

Synoecha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Synoecha marmorata, described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1891, is known from the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.

Nannoparce is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Kentrochrysalis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1877.

Pantophaea is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Karl Jordan in 1946.

Himantoides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. Its only species, Himantoides undata, which was described by Francis Walker in 1856, is known from Jamaica.

Pseudosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Hermann Burmeister in 1856. Its only species, Pseudosphinx tetrio, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its common names include tetrio sphinx, giant gray sphinx, frangipani hornworm, and plumeria caterpillar. In the island of Martinique it is best known as Rasta caterpillar (chenille rasta, in French) because of its colors which are reminiscent of the ones found in Rastafarian clothing and accessories. It is native to the tropical and subtropical Americas from the southern and southwestern United State

Craspedortha is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Rudolf Mell in 1922.

Leucomonia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Leucomonia bethia, which is known from New South Wales and Queensland.

Leucostrophus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. They are large, diurnal moths native to Africa.

Cypoides is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921.

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.

Polyptychopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It contains only one species, Polyptychopsis marshalli, which is known from Brachystegia woodland in large parts of Africa.

Pseudandriasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968. Its only species, Pseudandriasa mutata, described by Francis Walker in 1855, is known from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Pachylioides is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Ronald W. Hodges in 1971. Its only species, Pachylioides resumens, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Pentateucha is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1908.

Lycosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae containing only one species, Lycosphingia hamatus. It is known from forests from Liberia and Ghana to Angola, the Congo and Uganda.

Oligographa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Oligographa juniperi, which is known from South Africa and Mozambique. The species is commonly known as the juniper hawk moth.

Ellenbeckia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species Ellenbeckia monospila, which is known from arid areas in Kenya and Somalia.

Amphonyx is a genus of hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae erected by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Kloneus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Kloneus babayaga, which is known from Nicaragua but probably ranges from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Anambulyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Anambulyx elwesi, or '''Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth''', was first described by Herbert Druce in 1882.

Neogurelca is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was described by Willem Hogenes and Colin G. Treadaway in 1993.

Micracosmeryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. Its only species, Micracosmeryx chaochauensis, described by Benjamin Preston Clark in 1922, is known from southern China and northern Vietnam.

Atemnora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Atemnora westermannii, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is known from wooded habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region including Madagascar, but excluding the extreme south of Africa.

Stolidoptera is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was discovered by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Afrosataspes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi, which is known from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hayesiana is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.

Grillotius is a genus of moths of the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Grillotius bergeri, which is known from Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Thamnoecha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Thamnoecha uniformis, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875, is known from the Himalayas.

Sphingulus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Sphingulus mus, the murine hawkmoth.

Oplerclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Ulf Eitschberger in 2007.

Protaleuron is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae.

Litosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1920.

Sphingidites is an extinct and monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae. Its only species is Sphingidites weidneri. It is a compression fossil of a prepupal larva. Both the genus and species were first described by Kurt Kernbach in 1967. The fossil was found at Willershausen clay pit in Germany and it was dated to the Pliocene.

Callosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Callosphingia circe, which is known from semi-desert and arid scrub throughout eastern Africa.

Viriclanis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Viriclanis kingstoni, which has been recorded in Tanzania. Both the genus and the species were first described by Leif Aarvik in 1999.

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Philodila is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, Philodila astyanor, described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, is known from the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.