# 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, which is based on Toshiro Haruta's Moths of Nepal (Vols. 1-6) with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

## Subfamily Sphinginae

* Agrius convolvuli - convolvulus hawkmoth
* Megacorma obliqua - black-belted hawkmoth
* Acherontia lachesis - greater death's head hawkmoth
* Acherontia styx - lesser death's head hawkmoth
* Meganoton analis - grey double-bristled hawkmoth
* Meganoton rufescens rufescens - rosy double-bristled hawkmoth
* Psilogramma increta - plain grey hawkmoth
* Psilogramma menephron - large brown hawkmoth
* Apocalypsis velox - bald hawkmoth
* Pentateucha curiosa - hirsute hawkmoth
* Pseudodolbina fo fo - acanthus hawkmoth
* Thamnoecha uniformis - chir-pine hawkmoth
* Dolbina inexacta - common grizzled hawkmoth

## Subfamily Smerinthinae

* Amplypterus mansoni - Manson's mango hawkmoth
* Amplypterus panopus - mango hawkmoth
* Ambulyx liturata liturata - violet gliding hawkmoth
* Ambulyx maculifera - spotted gliding hawkmoth
* Ambulyx ochracea - ochreous gliding hawkmoth
* Ambulyx placida - plain gliding hawkmoth
* Ambulyx sericeipennis agana - common gliding hawkmothAmbulyx sericeipennis (common gliding hawkmoth) in Tanahun, Raipur
* Ambulyx moorei - cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
* Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis - dark-based gliding hawkmoth
* Clanis bilineata - two-lined velvet hawkmoth
* Clanis deucalion - three-lined velvet hawkmoth
* Clanis phalaris - common velvet hawkmoth
* Clanis titan - scarce velvet hawkmoth
* Clanis undulosa gigantia - wavy velvet hawkmoth
* Leucophlebia lineata - large candy-striped hawkmoth
* Polyptychus dentatus - straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth
* Polyptychus trilineatus undatus - common crenulate hawkmoth
* Marumba cristata - common swirled hawkmoth
* Marumba dyras - dull swirled hawkmoth
* Marumba gaschkewitschii irata
* Marumba indicus - lesser swirled hawkmoth
* Marumba spectabilis - rosy swirled hawkmoth
* Marumba sperchius albicans - large swirled hawkmoth
* Marumba sperchius gigas - large swirled hawkmoth
* Morwennius decoratus - ornamented hawkmoth
* Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides - apple hawkmoth
* Rhodoprasina floralis - large olive hawkmoth
* Clanidopsis exusta - white streaked hawkmoth
* Craspedortha porphyria - purple hawkmoth
* Cypa decolor - common cypaCypa decolor (common cypa) in Pokhara, Sarangkot
* Cypa uniformis - pale cypa
* Smerinthulus perversa - lichenous hawkmoth
* Degmaptera mirabilis - variegated hawkmoth
* Callambulyx poecilus - lesser pink-and-green hawkmoth
* Callambulyx rubricosa - large pink-and-green hawkmoth
* Anambulyx elwesi - Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth
* Phyllospingia dissimilis perundulans - brown-leaf hawkmoth
* Sataspes infernalis - dull carpenter-bee hawkmoth

## Subamily Macroglossinae

* Cephonodes hylas - common bumble-bee hawkmoth / coffee bee hawkmoth
* Daphnis hypothous - jade hawkmoth
* Daphnis nerii - oleander hawkmoth
* Dahira rubiginosa - rosy dahira
* Ampelophaga dolichoides - green banded hawkmoth
* Ampelophaga khasiana khasiana - scarce vine hawkmoth
* Ampelophaga rubiginosa harterti - common vine hawkmoth
* Dahira obliquifascia - black-striped dahira
* Dahira yunnanfuana - white-spot dahira
* Dahira tridens - three-banded dahira
* Elibia dolichus - large banded hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx anceus subdentata - rosy forest hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx naga naga - common forest hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx omissa - obscure forest hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx pseudonaga - false common forest hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx sericeus - silky forest hawkmoth
* Acosmeryx shervillii - dull forest hawkmoth
* Eupanacra busiris - green rippled hawkmoth
* Eupanacra metallica - metallic rippled hawkmoth
* Eupanacra mydon - common rippled hawkmoth / alocasia hawkmoth
* Eupanacra perfecta - model rippled hawkmoth
* Eupanacra sinuata - sinuous rippled hawkmoth
* Eupanacra variolosa - brown rippled hawkmoth
* Angonyx testacea - northern dark-green hawkmoth
* Enpinanga assamensis - lesser dimorphic hawkmoth / assam hawkmoth
* Nephele didyma f. didyma
* Nephele hespera - crepuscular hawkmoth
* Neogurelca himachala - crisp-banded hawkmoth
* Neogurelca hyas - even-banded hawkmoth
* Gurelca masuriensis - diffuse-banded hawkmoth
* Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio - tiny hawkmoth
* Eurypteryx bhaga bhaga - hook-winged hawkmoth
* Hayesiana triopus - nonsuch hawkmothHayesiana triopus (nonsuch hawkmoth) in Lamjung, Sundarbazar
* Macroglossum belis - common hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum bombylans - humble bee hawkmoth
* Macroglossum corythus luteata - Walker's hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum fritzei
* Macroglossum insipida - hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum gyrans - striated hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum pyrrhosticta - burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum saga - grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth
* Macroglossum variegatum - variegated hummingbird hawkmoth
* Rhopalopsyche nycteris - Himalayan hummingbird hawkmoth
* Hyles galii nepalensis - bedstraw hawkmoth
* Hyles livornica - striped hawkmoth
* Deilephila elpenor macromera - large elephant hawkmoth
* Deilephila rivularis - obscure elephant hawkmoth
* Hippotion boerhaviae - pale striated hawkmoth
* Hippotion celerio - common striated hawkmoth / silver-striped hawkmoth
* Hippotion rafflesi - Raffles' striated hawkmoth
* Hippotion rosetta - Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
* Hippotion velox - dark striated hawkmoth
* Theretra alecto - Levant hunter hawkmothTheretra alecto (levant hunter hawkmoth) in Lamjung, Bhorletar
* Theretra boisduvalii
* Theretra clotho - common hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra griseomarginata - grey-edged hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra latreillii lucasii - Latreille's hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra lycetus - grey-banded hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra nessus - orange-sided hunter hawkmoth / yam hawkmoth
* Theretra oldenlandiae - white-banded hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra pallicosta - white-edged hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra silhetensis - brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
* Theretra suffusa - suffused hunter hawkmoth
* Pergesa acteus - green pergesa hawkmoth
* Rhagastis albomarginatus - pale-edged mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis castor aurifera - common mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis confusa confusa - indistinct mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis gloriosa - crimson mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis hayesi
* Rhagastis lunata - lunulate mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis olivacea - olive mottled hawkmoth
* Rhagastis velata - veiled mottled hawkmoth
* Cechenena aegrota - mottled green hawkmoth
* Cechenena helops - spotted green hawkmoth
* Cechenena lineosa - striped green hawkmoth
* Cechenena minor - lesser green hawkmoth
* Cechenena mirabilis - emerald green hawkmoth
* Cechenena scotti - Scott's green hawkmoth
* Cechenena subangustata