List of moths of India (Sphingidae)

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This is a list of moths of the family Sphingidae that are found in India. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India. The list is under development.

Genus Macroglossum

Macroglossum affictitia Butler, 1875 (= M. vialis Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum aquila Boisduval, 1875 (= M. interrupta Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821 (= M. belia Hampson, [1893]; bengalensis Boisduval, [1875]; gilia Herrich-Schäffer, [1854] sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum avicula Boisduval, [1875] note: Kitching & Cadiou (2000) note this species is probably not Indian, as it is found in Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Philippines

Macroglossum belis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, [1875] (= M. walkeri Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 (= M. proxima Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum faro (Cramer, 1780)

Macroglossum fervens Butler, 1875

Macroglossum glaucoptera Butler, 1875 (= M. lepcha Butler, 1876 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856

Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 (= M. divergens Walker, 1856 sensu Hampson, 1892; this is the Sri Lankan subspecies of M. heliophila (see Kitching & Cadiou, 2000))

Macroglossum hemichroma Butler, 1875

Macroglossum insipida Butler 1875

Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, [1875]

Macroglossum mitchellii imperator Butler, 1875 (= M. imperator Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum passalus (Drury, 1773) (= M. rectifascia R. Felder, [1874] sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 (= M. fervens Butler, 1875 sensu Hampson, 1892)

Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, 1892 [1893]

Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856

Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758) (hummingbird hawk-moth)

References

List of moths of India (Sphingidae) Wikipedia

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