Sphinx Moths - Family: Sphingidae
Photo by Diana Davey
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Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Tribe: Dilophonotini
Subtribe: Hemarina
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Cephonodes australis
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Pellucid Hawkmoth - Cephonodes hylas
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Gardenia Bee Hawk - Cephonodes kingii
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Tribe: Macroglossini
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Eupanacra splendens
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Gnathothlibus australiensis
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Gnathothlibus eras
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Gnathothlibus erotus (likely occurrence)
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Subtribe: Acosmerygina
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Acosmeryx anceus
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Acosmeryx cinnamomea
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Acosmeryx miskini
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Subtribe: Choerocampina
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Hippotion boerhaviae
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Hippotion brennus (possible occurrence)
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Grapevine Hawkmoth - Hippotion celerio
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Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth - Hippotion rosetta
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Coprosma Hawkmoth - Hippotion scrofa
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Dark Striated Hawkmoth - Hippotion velox
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Hyles livornicoides
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Therethra celata
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Common Hunter Hawkmoth - Therethra clotho
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Therethra indistincta
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Therethra inornata
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Pale Brown Hawkmoth - Theretra latreillii
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C 650 - E.Beringen
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D 225 - D.Davey
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D 226 - D.Davey
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Therethra margarita
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Yam Hawkmoth - Therethra nessus
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Therethra oldenlandiae
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Therethra queenslandi
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Brown-banded Hunter Hawkmoth - Therethra silhetensis
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Tryon's Hawkmoth - Therethra tryoni
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Subtribe: Macroglossina
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Cizara ardeniae
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Daphnis placida
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Australian Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum errans
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Macroglossum hirundo
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Macroglossum micacea
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Macroglossum nubilum (possible occurrence)
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Macroglossum prometheus
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Crepuscular Hawkmoth - Nephele hespera
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Nephele subvaria
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Subfamily: Smerinthinae
Tribe: Smerinthini
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Coequosa australasiae
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Double-headed Hawkmoth - Coequosa triangularis
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Subfamily: Sphinginae
Tribe: Sphingini
Subtribe: Acherontiina
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Convolvulus Hawkmoth - Agrius convolvuli
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Godart's Hawkmoth - Agrius godarti
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Subtribe: Psilogramma genus-group
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Australasian Privet Hawkmoth - Psilogramma casuarinae
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Psilogramma maxmouldsi
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Privet Hawkmoth - Psilogramma menephron
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Tribe: Sphingulini
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Tetrachroa edwardsi
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Taxonomy:
> Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
> Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, Sphinx, Silk and Emperor Moths and Allies)
> Family: Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
> Subfamily: Macroglossinae (Macroglossine Sphinx Moths)
> Tribe: Dilophonotini
> Subtribe: Hemarina
> Genus: Cephonodes
> Species: C. australis
> Species: C. hylas - Pellucid Hawkmoth
> Species: C. kingii - Gardenia Bee Hawk
> Tribe: Macroglossini
> Genus: Eupanacra
> Species: E. splendens
> Genus: Gnathothlibus
> Species: G. australiensis
> Species: G. eras
> Species: G. erotus *
> Subtribe: Acosmerygina
> Genus: Acosmeryx
> Species: A. anceus
> Species: A. cinnamomea
> Species: A. miskini
> Subtribe: Choerocampina
> Genus: Hippotion
> Species: H. boerhaviae
> Species: H. brennus ^
> Species: H. celerio - Grapevine Hawkmoth
> Species: H. rosetta - Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth
> Species: H. scrofa - Coprosma Hawkmoth
> Species: H. velox - Dark Striated Hawkmoth
> Genus: Hyles
> Species: H. livornicoides
> Genus: Theretra (Hunter Hawkmoths)
> Species: T. celata
> Species: T. clotho - Common Hunter Hawkmoth
> Species: T. indistincta
> Species: T. inornata
> Species: T. latreillii - Pale Brown Hawkmoth
> Species: T. margarita
> Species: T. nessus - Yam Hawkmoth
> Species: T. oldenlandiae
> Species: T. queenslandi
> Species: T. silhetensis - Brown-banded Hunter Hawkmoth
> Species: T. tryoni - Tryon's Hawkmoth
> Subtribe: Macroglossina
> Genus: Cizara
> Species: C. ardeniae
> Genus: Daphnis
> Species: D. placida
> Genus: Macroglossum (Hummingbird Hawkmoths)
> Species: M. errans - Australian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
> Species: M. hirundo
> Species: M. micacea
> Species: M. nubilum ^
> Species: M. prometheus
> Genus: Nephele
> Species: N. hespera - Crepuscular Hawkmoth
> Species: N. subvaria
> Subfamily: Smerinthinae
> Tribe: Smerinthini
> Genus: Coequosa
> Species: C. australasiae
> Species: C. triangularis - Double-headed Hawkmoth
> Subfamily: Sphinginae
> Tribe: Sphingini
> Subtribe: Acherontiina
> Genus: Agrius
> Species: A. convolvuli - Convolvulus Hawkmoth
> Species: A. godarti - Godart's Hawkmoth
> Subtribe: Psilogramma genus-group
> Genus: Psilogramma
> Species: P. casuarinae - Australasian Privet Hawkmoth
> Species: P. maxmouldsi
> Species: P. menephron - Privet Hawkmoth
> Tribe: Sphingulini
> Genus: Tetrachroa
> Species: T. edwardsi
^ = possibly
* = likely
References and links:
Photographic contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 650.
Davey, Diana. D 143 - D 144 - D 225 - C 226.
Beringen, Erik. C 650.
Davey, Diana. D 143 - D 144 - D 225 - C 226.