Hawk moths and other moths of Bombycoidea superfamily
Lepidoptera - Ditrysia - Bombycoidea
This room displays photos of hawk moths, emperor moths, silkworm moths and other moths of Bombycoidea superfamily.
Unidentified moths are displayed here.
(L) stands for Larva.
click image or number in brackets to see a larger version.
click  (if any) to see an even bigger photo in a separate window.
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oxyambulyx ochracea or Hosoba-Suzume, abt 11cm <Sphingidae>. photo: 07/2001, Yamanashi, Japan.
|
|
Kentrochrysalis consimilis or Kuroten-Kenmon-Suzume. abt 6cm <Sphingidae>. photo: 07/2001, Yamanashi, Japan.
|
|
Pallid Monkey Moth(?), Parida Oo Obiga or Tagora pallida <Eupterotidae>. photo: 09/2002, Sabah, Malaysia.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unidentified (possibly Rhagastis mongoliana) (L) <Sphingidae>. photo: 09/2002, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
Theretra japonica [1] or Ko Suzume <Sphingidae>. photo: 09/2003, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
Aglia tau microtau or Ezo Yotsume (wingspan : abt 80mm, Saturniidae). photo: 05/2004, Niigata, Japan.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unidentified <Eupterotidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
|
|
Rothschildia sp. <Saturniidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
|
|
Automeris sp. [1][2] <Saturniidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Copiopteryx sp. <Saturniidae>. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
|
|
Unidentified. photo: 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
|
|
Automeris sp. [1][2] <Saturniidae>. photo: 08/2004, Foengoe Island, Suriname.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Marumba jankowskii, or Hime Kuchiba Suzume <Sphingidae>. photo: 08/2004, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
Coffee Hawk Moth [1](L), Oo sukashiba or Cephonodes hylas <Sphingidae>. photo: 10/2004, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
Theretra japonica [2] or Ko Suzume <Sphingidae>. photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dolbina tancrei or Sazanami Suzume <Sphingidae>. photo: 05/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
A Hummingbird Hawk Moth, or Macroglossum sp. <Sphingidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan. |
|
A Hummingbird Hawk Moth, or Macroglossum sp. <Sphingidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan. |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| A Hummingbird Hawk Moth, or Macroglossum sp. <Sphingidae>. photo: 06/2005, Huisun Forest Station, Taiwan. |
|
Coffee Hawk Moth [2], or Cephanodes hylas hylas. <Sphingidae>. photo: 07/2005, Tokyo, Japan. |
|
A Hummingbird Hawk Moth [1][2], or Macroglossum pyrrhostica. <Sphingidae>. photo: 09/2005, Tokyo, Japan. |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Coffee Hawk Moth [3][4], or Cephanodes hylas hylas. <Sphingidae>. photo: 09/2005, Tokyo, Japan. |
|
A Hawk Moth (L)[1][2][3], Momo Suzume or Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron <Sphingidae>. photo: 10/2005, Tokyo, Japan.
|
|
Actias artemis or O Mizu Ao <Saturniidae - Saturniinae>. photo: 05/2006, Tokyo, Japan. |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A Hawk Moth, or Cechenena helops <Sphingidae>. photo: 08/2006, Doi Angkhang, Thailand. |
|
Aglia tau microtau [2] or Ezo Yotsume <Saturniidae>. photo: 05/2006, Tochigi, Japan.
|
|
Unidentified. photo: 06/2005, Yamanashi, Japan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unidentified. photo: 06/2005, Yamanashi, Japan. |
|
Unidentified. photo: 06/2005, Yamanashi, Japan. |
|
Unidentified. photo: 06/2005, Yamanashi, Japan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| A Hummingbird Hawk Moth, or Macroglossum sp. <Sphingidae>. photo: 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan. |
|
Ailanthus Silkmoth, or Samia cynthia <Saturniidae>. photo: 06/2008, Guanziling, Taiwan. |
|
back to upper category |
|
