Hong Kong Moths

Sphingidae found in Hong Kong

This page is an index to the 73 Sphingidae species of Hong Kong. Each link (once active) leads to species information page containing details about that species.

Smerinthinae: Ambulycini (6 species)


Ambulyx moorei


Ambulyx sericeipennis


Ambulyx liturata

Ambulyx kuangtungensis


Ambulyx ochracea


Amplypterus panopus

Smerinthinae: Smerinthini (10 species)


Clanis bilineata


Cypa uniformis


Cypoides chinensis

Leucophlebia lineata


Marumba dyras

Marumba gaschkewitschii


Parum colligata


Polyptychus trilineatus

Sataspes infernalis

Sataspes tagalica

Sphinginae: Sphingini (2 species)

Sphinginae: Acherontiini (3 species)


Psilogramma increta


Psilogramma menephron


Acherontia lachesis

Acherontia styx


Agrius convolvuli

Macroglossinae: Dilophonotini (1 species)


Cephonodes hylas

Macroglossinae: Macroglossini (51 species)

Neogurelca himachala


Neogurelca hyas

Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio

Nephele hespera


Angonyx testacea


Hayesiana triopus

Daphnis hypothous

Daphnis nerii


Eupanacra busiris


Eupanacra mydon


Enpinanga assamensis


Acosmeryx castanea


Acosmeryx pseudonaga


Acosmeryx sericeus


Acosmeryx anceus


Dahira rubiginosa

Macroglossum stellatarum

Macroglossum bombylans


Macroglossum mitchelli


Macroglossum passalus

Macroglossum faro

Macroglossum belis


Macroglossum corythus

Macroglossum sylvia


Macroglossum fritzei


Macroglossum saga

Macroglossum glaucoptera

Macroglossum sitiene


Macroglossum heliophila


Macroglossum variegatum


Macroglossum pyrrhosticta

Macroglossum neotroglodytus

Macroglossum poecilum


Hippotion celerio

Hippotion echeclus

Hippotion velox

Hippotion rafflesii


Hippotion rosetta

Pergesa acteus


Theretra nessus

Theretra alecto


Theretra clotho

Theretra tibetiana


Theretra latreillii


Theretra boisduvalii


Theretra pallicosta


Theretra suffusa


Theretra silhetensis

Theretra oldenlandiae

Rhagastis albomarginatus


Cechenena aegrota

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