Hawk moths

A closer look at the sphinx and hawk moth family, Sphingidae.

A themed selection by Fav Tings. Alphabetical order is for browsing, not a ranking.

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

1. Acherontia lachesis — Acherontia lachesis · Sphingidae
2. Acosmeryx omissa — Acosmeryx omissa · Sphingidae
3. Acosmeryx sericeus — Acosmeryx sericeus · Sphingidae
4. Adhemarius gagarini — Adhemarius gagarini · Sphingidae
5. Adhemarius gannascus — Adhemarius gannascus · Sphingidae
6. Adhemarius palmeri — Adhemarius palmeri · Sphingidae
7. Adhemarius sexoculata — Adhemarius sexoculata · Sphingidae
8. Adhemarius ypsilon — Adhemarius ypsilon · Sphingidae
9. Aellopos ceculus — Aellopos ceculus · Sphingidae
10. Aellopos fadus — Aellopos fadus · Sphingidae
11. Aellopos titan — Aellopos titan · Sphingidae
12. African hummingbird hawk-moth — Macroglossum trochilus · Sphingidae
13. Agrius cingulata — Agrius cingulata · Sphingidae
14. Agrius convolvuli — Agrius convolvuli · Sphingidae
15. Ambulyx obliterata — Ambulyx obliterata · Sphingidae
16. Ambulyx pryeri — Ambulyx pryeri · Sphingidae
17. Ampelophaga rubiginosa — Ampelophaga rubiginosa · Sphingidae
18. Amplypterus mansoni — Amplypterus mansoni · Sphingidae
19. Amplypterus panopus — Amplypterus panopus · Sphingidae
20. Anchemola sphinx moth — Eumorpha anchemolus · Sphingidae
21. Australasian privet hawk moth — Psilogramma casuarinae · Sphingidae
22. Banded sphinx moth — Eumorpha fasciatus · Sphingidae
23. Callambulyx tatarinovii — Callambulyx tatarinovii · Sphingidae
24. Cephonodes hylas — Cephonodes hylas · Sphingidae
25. Ceratomia amyntor — Ceratomia amyntor · Sphingidae
26. Ceratomia catalpae — Ceratomia catalpae · Sphingidae
27. Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth — Ambulyx moorei · Sphingidae
28. Coequosa australasiae — Coequosa australasiae · Sphingidae
29. Comma nephele hawk moth — Nephele comma · Sphingidae
30. Cypa decolor — Cypa decolor · Sphingidae
31. Daphnis minima — Daphnis minima · Sphingidae
32. Daphnis nerii — Daphnis nerii · Sphingidae
33. Daphnusa ocellaris — Daphnusa ocellaris · Sphingidae
34. Dull forest hawkmoth — Acosmeryx shervillii · Sphingidae
35. Duponchel's sphinx — Cocytius duponchel · Sphingidae
36. Elephant hawk moth — Deilephila elpenor · Sphingidae
37. Elibia dolichus — Elibia dolichus · Sphingidae
38. Eumorpha achemon — Eumorpha achemon · Sphingidae
39. Eumorpha capronnieri — Eumorpha capronnieri · Sphingidae
40. Eumorpha labruscae — Eumorpha labruscae · Sphingidae
41. Eumorpha phorbas — Eumorpha phorbas · Sphingidae
42. Half-blind sphinx — Perigonia lusca · Sphingidae
43. Hemaris fuciformis — Hemaris fuciformis · Sphingidae
44. Hemeroplanes ornatus — Hemeroplanes ornatus · Sphingidae
45. Hippotion rosetta — Hippotion rosetta · Sphingidae
46. Hippotion scrofa — Hippotion scrofa · Sphingidae
47. Hummingbird hawk-moth — Macroglossum stellatarum · Sphingidae
48. Hyles dahlii — Hyles dahlii · Sphingidae
49. Hyles euphorbiae — Hyles euphorbiae · Sphingidae
50. Hyles livornica — Hyles livornica · Sphingidae
51. Isognathus excelsior — Isognathus excelsior · Sphingidae
52. Isognathus swainsonii — Isognathus swainsoni · Sphingidae
53. Lesser brown striped hawk — Basiothia charis · Sphingidae
54. Maassenia heydeni — Maassenia heydeni · Sphingidae
55. Macroglossum prometheus — Macroglossum prometheus · Sphingidae
56. Macroglossum pyrrhosticta — Macroglossum pyrrhosticta · Sphingidae
57. Macroglossum saga — Macroglossum saga · Sphingidae
58. Madoryx plutonius — Madoryx plutonius · Sphingidae
59. Manduca schausi — Manduca schausi · Sphingidae
60. Marumba cristata — Marumba cristata · Sphingidae
61. Marumba gaschkewitschii — Marumba gaschkewitschii · Sphingidae
62. Marumba spectabilis — Marumba spectabilis · Sphingidae
63. Nephele argentifera — Nephele argentifera · Sphingidae
64. Nephele rectangulata — Nephele rectangulata · Sphingidae
65. Northern eyed hawkmoth — Smerinthus caecus · Sphingidae
66. Oryba kadeni — Oryba kadeni · Sphingidae
67. Pachylia ficus — Pachylia ficus · Sphingidae
68. Pacific green sphinx — Proserpinus lucidus · Sphingidae
69. Pale brown hawk moth — Theretra latreillii · Sphingidae
70. Paonias astylus — Paonias astylus · Sphingidae
71. Poplar hawkmoth — Laothoe populi · Sphingidae
72. Privet hawk moth — Sphinx ligustri · Sphingidae
73. Psilogramma lifuense — Psilogramma lifuense · Sphingidae
74. Rhagastis rubetra — Rhagastis rubetra · Sphingidae
75. Silver-striped hawk-moth — Hippotion celerio · Sphingidae
76. Small verdant hawk — Basiothia medea · Sphingidae
77. Smerinthulus myanmarensis — Smerinthulus myanmarensis · Sphingidae
78. Sphingonaepiopsis nana — Sphingonaepiopsis nana · Sphingidae
79. Sphinx perelegans — Sphinx perelegans · Sphingidae
80. Sphinx pinastri — Sphinx pinastri · Sphingidae
81. Temnora sardanus — Temnora sardanus · Sphingidae
82. Theretra clotho — Theretra clotho · Sphingidae
83. Theretra japonica — Theretra japonica · Sphingidae
84. Theretra monteironis — Theretra monteironis · Sphingidae
85. Theretra silhetensis — Theretra silhetensis · Sphingidae
86. White-brow hawkmoth — Gnathothlibus erotus · Sphingidae
87. White-lined sphinx — Hyles lineata · Sphingidae
88. White-plaqued sphinx — Manduca albiplaga · Sphingidae
89. Willowherb hawkmoth — Proserpinus proserpina · Sphingidae
90. Xylophanes chiron — Xylophanes chiron · Sphingidae
91. Xylophanes crotonis — Xylophanes crotonis · Sphingidae
92. Xylophanes guianensis — Xylophanes guianensis · Sphingidae
93. Xylophanes nabuchodonosor — Xylophanes nabuchodonosor · Sphingidae
94. Xylophanes pluto — Xylophanes pluto · Sphingidae
95. Yam hawk moth — Theretra nessus · Sphingidae