The Sphingidae of Southeast-Asia
(incl. New Guinea, Bismarck & Solomon Islands) Back to start page
by Jan Beck & Ian J. Kitching
Systematic species list
Click each species for a link to pictures, range map and further information.
Some species are also covered in the Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic (A. R. Pittaway & I. J. Kitching), or Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic (A. R. Pittaway) and have a direct link ('SphinEP', 'SphinWP') to the respective site. All pictures of specimens are copyright of the Natural History Museum (London) if not stated otherwise. For nomenclature and recognition of species and subspecies, see Introduction. For better resolution save distribution maps of interest on your local harddrive and open them in a picture viewing program.
Family SPHINGIDAE Latreille, 1802
Subfamily SMERINTHINAE Grote & Robinson, 1865
Tribus Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus Langia Moore, 1872
Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872
Genus Smerinthus Latreille, [1802]
Smerinthus szechuanus (Clark, 1938)
Genus Craspedortha Mell, 1922
Craspedortha montana Cadiou, 2000
Craspedortha porphyria (Butler, 1876)
Genus Parum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Parum colligata (Walker, 1856)
Genus Anambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Anambulyx elwesi (Druce, 1882)
Genus Marumba Moore, [1882]
Marumba amboinicus (C. Felder, 1861)
Marumba cristata (Butler, 1875)
Marumba diehli Rösler & Küppers, 1975
Marumba dyras (Walker, 1856)
Marumba gaschkewitschii (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Marumba juvencus Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
Marumba saishiuana Okamoto, 1924
Marumba spectabilis (Butler, 1875)
Marumba sperchius (Ménétriés, 1857)
Marumba tigrina Gehlen, 1936
Marumba timora Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Genus Morwennius Cassidy, Allen & Harman, 2002
Morwennius decoratus (Moore, 1872)
Genus Daphnusa Walker, 1856
Daphnusa ailanti (Boisduval, [1875])
Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856
Genus Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1897
Phyllosphingia dissimilis (Bremer, 1861)
Genus Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939
Rhodambulyx schnitzleri Cadiou, 1990
Genus Rhodoprasina Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Rhodoprasina callantha Jordan, 1929
Rhodoprasina corolla Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Rhodoprasina corrigenda Kitching & Cadiou, 1996
Rhodoprasina winbrechlini Brechlin, 1996
Genus Cypoides Matsumura, 1921
Cypoides chinensis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Genus Cypa Walker, [1865]
Cypa bouyeri Cadiou, 1998
Cypa claggi Clark, 1938
Cypa decolor (Walker, 1856)
Cypa duponti Roepke, 1941
Cypa enodis Jordan, 1931
Cypa kitchingi Cadiou, 1997
Cypa latericia Inoue, 1991
Cypa terranea (Butler, 1876)
Cypa uniformis Mell, 1922
Genus Smerinthulus Huwe, 1895
Smerinthulus diehli Hayes, [1982]
Smerinthulus dohrni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Smerinthulus myanmarensis Brechlin, 2000
Smerinthulus perversa (Rothschild, 1895)
Smerinthulus quadripunctatus Huwe, 1895
Genus Degmaptera Hampson, 1896
Degmaptera mirabilis (Rothschild, 1894)
Degmaptera olivacea (Rothschild, 1894)
Genus Opistoclanis Jordan, 1929
Opistoclanis hawkeri (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Genus Callambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Callambulyx amanda Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Callambulyx junonia (Butler, 1881)
Callambulyx poecilus (Rothschild, 1898)
Callambulyx rubricosa (Walker, 1856)
Callambulyx schintlmeisteri Brechlin, 1997
Genus Sataspes Moore, [1858]
Sataspes cerberus G. Semper, 1896
Sataspes infernalis (Westwood, 1847)
Sataspes ribbei Röber, 1885
Sataspes tagalica Boisduval, [1875]
Genus Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847
Leucophlebia frederkingi Eitschberger, 2003
Leucophlebia lineata Westwood, 1847
Genus Clanis Hübner, [1819]
Clanis bilineata (Walker, 1866)
Clanis euroa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Clanis negritensis Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Clanis orhanti Haxaire, 2001
Clanis phalaris (Cramer, 1777)
Clanis pratti Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Clanis schwartzi Cadiou, 1993
Clanis stenosema Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
Clanis surigaoensis Clark, 1928
Clanis titan Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879
Genus Polyptychus Hübner, [1819]
Polyptychus claudiae Brechlin, Kitching & Cadiou, 2001
Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888
Tribus Sphingulini Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Genus Pentateucha Swinhoe, 1908
Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908
Genus Dolbina Staudinger, 1877
Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856)
Dolbina krikkeni Roesler & Küppers, 1975
Dolbina schnitzleri Cadiou, 1997
Genus Coenotes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Coenotes jakli Haxaire & Melichar, 2007
Tribus Ambulycini Butler, 1876
Genus Ambulyx Westwood, 1847
Ambulyx andangi Brechlin, 1998
Ambulyx bakeri (Clark, 1929)
Ambulyx bima (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Ambulyx canescens Walker, [1865]
Ambulyx carycina (Jordan, 1919)
Ambulyx ceramensis (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)
Ambulyx charlesi (Clark, 1924)
Ambulyx clavata (Jordan, 1929)
Ambulyx cyclasticta (Joicey & Kaye, 1917)
Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx immaculata (Clark, 1924)
Ambulyx inouei Cadiou & Holloway, 1985
Ambulyx johnsoni (Clark, 1917)
Ambulyx joiceyi (Clark, 1923)
Ambulyx jordani (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
Ambulyx kuangtungensis (Mell, 1922)
Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875
Ambulyx meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Ambulyx montana Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Ambulyx moorei Moore, [1858]
Ambulyx naessigi Brechlin, 1998
Ambulyx obliterata (Rothschild, 1920)
Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885
Ambulyx phalaris (Jordan, 1919)
Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887
Ambulyx pseudoclavata Inoue, [1996]
Ambulyx rudloffi Brechlin, 2006
Ambulyx schauffelbergeri Bremer & Grey, 1853
Ambulyx schmickae Brechlin, 1998
Ambulyx semifervens (Walker, [1865])
Ambulyx semiplacida Inoue, 1990
Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875
Ambulyx siamensis Inoue, 1991
Ambulyx staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847
Ambulyx suluensis Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998
Ambulyx tattina (Jordan, 1919)
Ambulyx tenimberi (Clark, 1929)
Ambulyx tondanoi (Clark, 1930)
Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891
Ambulyx wilemani (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)
Genus Barbourion Clark, 1934
Barbourion lemaii (Le Moult, 1933)
Genus Amplypterus Hübner, [1819]
Amplypterus mansoni (Clark, 1924)
Amplypterus panopus (Cramer, 1779)
Subfamily SPHINGINAE Latreille, 1802
Tribus Sphingini Latreille, 1802
Genus Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx caligineus (Butler, 1877)
Sphinx oberthueri (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Genus Apocalypsis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Apocalypsis velox (Butler, 1876)
Genus Poliana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Poliana albescens Inoue, 1996
Poliana leucomelas Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Genus Meganoton Boisduval, [1875]
Meganoton analis (R. Felder, [1874])
Meganoton hyloicoides Rothschild, 1910
Meganoton nyctiphanes (Walker, 1856)
Meganoton rubescens (Butler, [1876])
Meganoton yunnanfuana Clark, 1925
Genus Psilogramma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Psilogramma andamanica Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856
Psilogramma floresica Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma increta (Walker, [1865])
Psilogramma kitchingi Brechlin & Lachlan, 2001
Psilogramma menephron (Cramer, 1780)
Psilogramma orientalis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma salomonis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma sulawesica Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma sundana Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma tanimbarica Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma villani Kitching, Treadaway & Hogenes, 2000
Psilogramma wetarensis Brechlin, 2001
Genus Ihlegramma Eitschberger, 2003
Ihlegramma ihlei Eitschberger, 2003
Tribus Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
Genus Megacorma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Megacorma obliqua (Walker, 1856)
Genus Agrius Hübner, [1819]
Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
Agrius luctifera (Walker, [1865])
Genus Acherontia [Laspeyres], 1809
Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Subfamily MACROGLOSSINAE Harris, 1839
Tribus Dilophonotini Burmeister, 1878
Genus Hemaris Dalman, 1816
Hemaris venata (C. Felder, 1861)
Genus Cephonodes Hübner, [1819]
Cephonodes janus (ssp. austrosundanus) Miskin, 1891
Cephonodes banksi Clark, 1923
Cephonodes hylas (Linnaeus, [1771])
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)
Cephonodes rothschildi Rebel, 1907
Cephonodes titan Rothschild, 1899
Cephonodes woodfordi Butler, 1889
Tribus Macroglossini Harris, 1839
Genus Sphecodina Blanchard, 1840
Sphecodina caudata (Bremer & Grey, 1853)
Genus Neogurelca Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Neogurelca himachala (Butler, [1876])
Neogurelca hyas (Walker, 1856)
Genus Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1858
Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio (Boisduval, [1875])
Genus Nephele Hübner, [1819]
Nephele hespera (Fabricius, 1775)
Nephele joiceyi Clark, 1923
Genus Angonyx Boisduval, [1875]
Angonyx boisduvali Rothschild, 1894
Angonyx bismarcki Clark, 1929
Angonyx excellens (Rothschild, 1911)
Angonyx kai Eitschberger, 2006
Angonyx meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Angonyx papuana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Angonyx testacea (Walker, 1856)
Genus Cizara Walker, 1856
Cizara sculpta (R. Felder, [1874])
Genus Hayesiana Fletcher, 1982
Hayesiana triopus (Westwood, 1847)
Genus Eurypteryx R. Felder, [1874]
Eurypteryx alleni Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Eurypteryx bhaga (Moore, [1866])
Eurypteryx falcata Gehlen, 1922
Eurypteryx geoffreyi Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Eurypteryx molucca R. Felder, [1874]
Eurypteryx obtruncata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Eurypteryx shelfordi Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Genus Giganteopalpus Huwe, 1895
Giganteopalpus mirabilis (Rothschild, 1895)
Genus Altijuba Lachlan, 1999
Altijuba oktediensis Lachlan, 1999
Genus Daphnis Hübner, [1819]
Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis hayesi Cadiou, 1988
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780)
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Daphnis placida (Walker, 1856)
Daphnis protrudens R. Felder, [1874]
Daphnis vriesi Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Genus Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1858
Gnathothlibus brendelli Hayes, 1983
Gnathothlibus dabrera Eitschberger, 1999
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)
Gnathothlibus erotus (Cramer, 1777)
Gnathothlibus heliodes (Meyrick, 1889)
Gnathothlibus meeki (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis Lachlan & Moulds, 2003
Genus Dahira Moore, 1888
Dahira bruno Bryk, 1944
Dahira obliquifascia (Hampson, 1910)
Dahira pinratanai Cadiou, 1991
Dahira rebeccae Hogenes & Treadaway, 1999
Dahira rubiginosa Moore, 1888
Dahira yunnanfuana Clark, 1925
Genus Ampelophaga Bremer & Grey, 1853
Ampelophaga dolichoides (R. Felder, [1874])
Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895
Ampelophaga rubiginosa Bremer & Grey, 1853
(Genus Darapsa Walker, 1856)
(Darapsa myron (Cramer, 1779))
Genus Eupanacra Cadiou & Holloway, 1989
Eupanacra angulata (Clark, 1923)
Eupanacra automedon (Walker, 1856)
Eupanacra busiris (Walker, 1856)
Eupanacra cadioui Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Eupanacra elegantulus (Herrich-Schaeffer, [1856])
Eupanacra greetae Cadiou & Holloway, 1989
Eupanacra harmani Cadiou & Holloway, 1989
Eupanacra hollowayi Tennent, 1991
Eupanacra malayana (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Eupanacra metallica (Butler, 1875)
Eupanacra micholitzi (Rothschild & Jordan, 1893)
Eupanacra mindanaensis Brechlin, 2000
Eupanacra mydon (Walker, 1856)
Eupanacra perfecta (Butler, 1875)
Eupanacra poulardi Cadiou & Holloway, 1989
Eupanacra psaltria (Jordan, 1923)
Eupanacra pulchella (Rothschild & Jordan, 1907)
Eupanacra radians (Gehlen, 1930)
Eupanacra regularis (Butler, 1875)
Eupanacra sinuata (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Eupanacra splendens (Rothschild, 1894)
Eupanacra tiridates (Boisduval, [1875])
Eupanacra treadawayi Cadiou, 1995
Eupanacra variolosa (Walker, 1856)
Genus Enpinanga Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Enpinanga assamensis (Walker, 1856)
Enpinanga borneensis (Butler, 1879)
Enpinanga vigens (Butler, 1879)
Genus Elibia Walker, 1856
Elibia dolichus (Westwood, 1847)
Elibia linigera Boisduval, [1875]
Genus Acosmerycoides Mell, 1922
Acosmerycoides harterti (Rothschild, 1895)
Genus Acosmeryx Boisduval, [1875]
Acosmeryx anceus (Stoll, 1781)
Acosmeryx beatae Cadiou, 2005
Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Acosmeryx miskini (Murray, 1873)
Acosmeryx naga (Moore, [1858])
Acosmeryx omissa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Acosmeryx pseudomissa Mell, 1922
Acosmeryx pseudonaga Brechlin & Kitching, 2007
Acosmeryx sericeus (Walker, 1856)
Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, [1875]
Acosmeryx sinjaevi Brechlin & Kitching, 1996
Acosmeryx socrates Boisduval, [1875]
Acosmeryx tenggarensis Brechlin & Kitching, 2007
Genus Micracosmeryx Mell, 1922
Micracosmeryx chaochauensis (Clark, 1922)
Genus Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777
Macroglossum adustum Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
Macroglossum affictitia Butler, 1875
Macroglossum albigutta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum albolineata Clark, 1935
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum amoenum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum aquila Boisduval, [1875]
Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993
Macroglossum augarra Rothschild, 1904
Macroglossum avicula Boisduval, [1875]
Macroglossum belis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, [1875]
Macroglossum buini Clark, 1926
Macroglossum buruensis Holland, 1900
Macroglossum cadioui Schnitzler & Speidel, 2004
Macroglossum caldum Jordan, 1926
Macroglossum calescens Butler, 1882
Macroglossum castaneum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum clemensi Cadiou, 1998
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856
Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Macroglossum eichhorni Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum faro (Cramer, 1779)
Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum fruhstorferi Huwe, 1895
Macroglossum glaucoptera Butler, 1875
Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856
Macroglossum haslami Clark, 1922
Macroglossum haxairei Eitschberger, 2003
Macroglossum hemichroma Butler, 1875
Macroglossum hirundo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875
Macroglossum jani Hogenes & Treadaway, 1998
Macroglossum kitchingi Cadiou, 1997
Macroglossum lepidum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Macroglossum limata Swinhoe, 1892
Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum meeki Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum melanoleuca Cadiou & Schnitzler, 2001
Macroglossum melas Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, [1875]
Macroglossum moecki Rütimeyer, 1969
Macroglossum mouldsi Lachlan & Kitching, 2001
Macroglossum multifascia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum nemesis Cadiou, 1998
Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
Macroglossum nigellum Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum nycteris Kollar, [1844]
Macroglossum passalus (Drury, 1773)
Macroglossum paukstadtorum Eitschberger 2005
Macroglossum phocinum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum poecilum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, [1875]
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875
Macroglossum rectans Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum reithi Cadiou, 1997
Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878
Macroglossum schnitzleri Cadiou, 1998
Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, [1893]
Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856
Macroglossum spilonotum Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
Macroglossum stevensi Clark, 1935
Macroglossum stigma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum sulai Eitschberger, 2003
Macroglossum sylvia Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891
Macroglossum tenimberi Clark, 1920
Macroglossum ungues Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, [1865]
Macroglossum vandenberghi Hogenes, 1984
Macroglossum variegatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Macroglossum vicinum Jordan, 1923
Macroglossum vidua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Tribus Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus Hyles Hübner, [1819]
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780)
Genus Deilephila [Laspeyres], 1809
Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Hippotion Hübner, [1819]
Hippotion boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)
Hippotion brennus (Stoll, 1782)
Hippotion brunnea (G. Semper, 1896)
Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hippotion commatum Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Hippotion echeclus (Boisduval, [1875])
Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
Hippotion paukstadti Cadiou, 1995
Hippotion rafflesii (Moore, [1858])
Hippotion rosetta (Swinhoe, 1892)
Hippotion velox (Fabricius, 1793)
Genus Pergesa Walker, 1856
Pergesa acteus (Cramer, 1779)
Genus Theretra Hübner, [1819]
Theretra alecto (Linnaeus, 1758)
Theretra babarensis Eitschberger, 2005
Theretra boisduvalii (Bugnion, 1839)
Theretra clotho (Drury, 1773)
Theretra gala Cadiou, 1999
Theretra hausmanni Eitschberger, 2000
Theretra incarnata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Theretra indistincta (Butler, 1877)
Theretra insignis (Butler, 1882)
Theretra insularis (Swinhoe, 1892)
Theretra japonica (Boisduval, 1869)
Theretra latreillii (W. S. Macleay, 1826)
Theretra lycetus (Cramer, 1775)
Theretra manilae Clark, 1922
Theretra molops Jordan, 1926
Theretra muricolor Jordan, 1926
Theretra natashae Cadiou, 1995
Theretra nessus (Drury, 1773)
Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabricius, 1775)
Theretra pallicosta (Walker, 1856)
Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904
Theretra radiosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
Theretra rhesus (Boisduval, [1875])
Theretra silhetensis (Walker, 1856)
Theretra suffusa (Walker, 1856)
Theretra sugii Cadiou, 1995
Theretra tryoni (Miskin, 1891)
Theretra turneri (Lucas, 1891)
Genus Griseosphinx Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Griseosphinx marchandi Cadiou, 1996
Griseosphinx preechari Cadiou & Kitching, 1990
Genus Rhagastis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Rhagastis acuta (Walker, 1856)
Rhagastis albomarginatus (Rothschild, 1894)
Rhagastis castor (Walker, 1856)
Rhagastis confusa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Rhagastis gloriosa (Butler, 1875)
Rhagastis hayesi Diehl, [1982]
Rhagastis lunata (Rothschild, 1900)
Rhagastis olivacea (Moore, 1872)
Rhagastis rubetra Rothschild & Jordan, 1907
Rhagastis velata (Walker, 1866)
Genus Cechenena Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cechenena aegrota (Butler, 1875)
Cechenena chimaera (Rothschild, 1894)
Cechenena helops (Walker, 1856)
Cechenena lineosa (Walker, 1856)
Cechenena minor (Butler, 1875)
Cechenena mirabilis (Butler, 1875)
Cechenena pollux (Boisduval, [1875])
Cechenena scotti Rothschild, 1920
Cechenena subangustata Rothschild, 1920
Cechenena transpacifica Clark, 1923