Sphingonaepiopsis gracilipes Wallengren, 1858. A genus containing seven species and occurring in the southern Palaearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical regions. Distal margin of forewing dentate or lobate. Labial palpus rough-scaled, first segment with lateral apical fan.
Eye lashes and a high head-tuft present.
Spines of abdomen very weak. Hindtibia with two spurs of equal length. In female, lamella postvaginalis triangular, apical edge projecting. Small, spherical, green. Typically sphingiform, with a noticeably thin body and small horn, and pale, longitudinal stripes.