Sphingidae - Hawk moths

Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks

Sphingidae

Hawk Moths, Torpedo Moths. Large streamlined moths that fly rapidly and are able to hover in front of flowers. They have a long proboscis with which they suck up nectar. Their role as pollinators may be significant. [n Aust species]


Acosmeryx anceus	Agrius convolvuli	Agrius godarti	Ambulyx dohertyi


Cephonodes kingii	Coenotes eremophilae	Daphnis hypothous moorei	Daphnis placida


Daphnis protrudens	Eupanacra splendens	Gnathothlibus erotus eras	Hippotion boerhaviae


Hippotion brennus


Hippotion celerio	Hippotion rosetta	Hippotion scrofa	Hippotion velox


Hyles livornicoides	Macroglossum hirundo errans	Macroglossum micaceae	Nephele subvaria


Psilogramma casuarinae	Psilogramma menephron	Psilogramma papuensis	Psilogramma sp. 1


Theretra clotho celata	Theretra latreillii	Theretra margarita	Theretra oldenlandiae


Theretra radiosa	Theretra silhetensis intersecta	Theretra turneri	Theretra queenslandi


Caterpillars