| Sataspes tagalica | |
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| From Lionel de Nicéville's 1900 "On new and little-known Lepidoptera from the Oriental region" | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sataspes |
| Species: | S. tagalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Sataspes tagalica | |
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Sataspes tagalica, the brilliant carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.
It is known from western and north-eastern India, Nepal, Myanmar, eastern and southern China and Thailand. [2] The habitat consists of woodland margins and shady tracks through woodland, particularly near bodies of fresh water.
The wingspan is 56–70 mm. It is a variable species with several named forms. It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees, with males and females mimicking different species.
It is a day-flying species. Adults are attracted to the flowers of Duranta erecta and Lantana camara .
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Dalbergia benthamii in Hong Kong.
Theretra silhetensis, the brown-banded hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856. It lives in Indo-Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, East Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Vanuatu Islands.
Hippotion echeclus, the black-based striated hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. *
Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a sphingid moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892.
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Phyllosphingia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1897. Its only species, Phyllosphingia dissimilis, the buff-leaf hawkmoth, was described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1861.
Sataspes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1858. They are mimics of carpenter bees.
Pergesa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, Pergesa acteus, the green pergesa hawkmoth, was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.
Daphnusa ocellaris, the durian hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.
Langia zenzeroides, the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872.
Ampelophaga dolichoides, the green banded hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is found from Nepal and Sikkim, north-eastern India, across Thailand and south-western China to Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
Polyptychus trilineatus, the common crenulate hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from large parts of South Asia.
Cechenena aegrota, the mottled green hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, southern China and Vietnam.
Theretra rhesus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Theretra pallicosta, the white-edged hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from Sri Lanka and India, east through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar to Hong Kong and Taiwan and south through Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia.
Rhagastis castor is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Meganoton analis, the grey double-bristled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from India, Nepal, southern and eastern China, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, the southern part of the Russian Far East, South Korea and Japan.
Sataspes xylocoparis, the eastern carpenter-bee hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from north-eastern India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam and southern and eastern China. The habitat consists of shady, dense, mature hillside woodland with fast-flowing streams.
Marumba spectabilis, the rosey swirled hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875.
Marumba sperchius is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.
Ambulyx sericeipennis, the common gliding hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found from northern Pakistan and northern India eastwards across Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to central and southern China and Taiwan.
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