List of moths of Nepal (Sphingidae)

The following is a list of Sphingidae of Nepal. One-hundred and twenty-nine different species are listed.

This list is primarily based on Colin Smith's 2010 "Lepidoptera of Nepal",[1] which is based on Toshiro Haruta's "Moths of Nepal (Vol. 1-6)"[2] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Subfamily Sphinginae edit

Subfamily Smerinthinae edit

 
Ambulyx sericeipennis (common gliding hawkmoth) in Tanahun, Raipur
 
Cypa decolor (common cypa) in Pokhara, Sarangkot

Subamily Macroglossinae edit

 
Hayesiana triopus (nonsuch hawkmoth) in Lamjung, Sundarbazar
 
Theretra alecto (levant hunter hawkmoth) in Lamjung, Bhorletar

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Smith, Colin (2010). Lepidoptera of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Himalayan Nature. ISBN 978-9937-8292-0-5.
  2. ^ Haruta, Toshiro (2000) [1992]. Moths of Nepal- Part 1,2,3,4,5,6. Shinjuku, Tokyo: Tinea, Japan Heterocerists' Society. ISSN 0493-3168.