''Acosmeryx'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths ( Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, ...

. The genus was erected by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entom ...

in 1875.

Species

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Acosmeryx acteus ''Acosmeryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physici ...

'' Pagenstecher, 1898 *''

Acosmeryx anceoides ''Acosmeryx sericeus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution Is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsula ...

'' Boisduval, 1875 *''

Acosmeryx anceus ''Acosmeryx anceus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781, and it is known from India, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia. Description The wingspan is 70–88 mm. Acosmeryx anceus anceus MHNT CUT ...

'' (Stoll, 1781) *''

Acosmeryx beatae ''Acosmeryx beatae'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is ...

'' Cadiou, 2005 *''

Acosmeryx castanea ''Acosmeryx castanea'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. Distribution Is known from eastern and southern China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. Description The wingspan is 75–90 mm. ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''

Acosmeryx formosana ''Acosmeryx formosana'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1927. It is endemic to Taiwan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...

'' (Matsumura, 1927) *''

Acosmeryx miskini ''Acosmeryx miskini'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Richard Paget Murray in 1873. Distribution Species is known from New Guinea to north-eastern Australia. Description The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) ...

'' (Murray, 1873) *''

Acosmeryx miskinoides ''Acosmeryx miskinoides'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea. References Acosmeryx Moths described in 2007 Moths of New Guinea {{Macroglossini-stub ...

'' Vaglia & Haxaire, 2007 *''

Acosmeryx naga ''Acosmeryx naga'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1858, and is known from Japan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China and South-east Asia. Description The wingspan is 86–112 mm. Acosmeryx naga MHNT ...

'' (Moore, 1858) *''

Acosmeryx omissa ''Acosmeryx omissa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903. It is known from south-east Asia, including Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of ...

'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 *''

Acosmeryx pseudomissa ''Acosmeryx pseudomissa'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rudolf Mell in 1922. It is known from Thailand, southern China and Vietnam. The larvae feed on ''Actinidia ''Actinidia'' is a genus of woody and, with a few ...

'' Mell, 1922 *''

Acosmeryx pseudonaga ''Acosmeryx shervillii'', the dull forest hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawe ...

'' Butler, 1881 *''

Acosmeryx sericeus ''Acosmeryx sericeus'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Distribution Is known from Nepal, north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Thailand, southern China, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia Peninsula ...

'' (Walker, 1856) *''

Acosmeryx shervillii ''Acosmeryx shervillii'', the dull forest hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawe ...

'' Boisduval, 1875 *''

Acosmeryx sinjaevi ''Acosmeryx sinjaevi'', the southern gliding hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Ron Brechlin and Ian J. Kitching in 1996 and is known from northern Vietnam and Hainan and Fujian Fujian (; alternately r ...

'' Brechlin & Kitching, 1996 *''

Acosmeryx socrates ''Acosmeryx socrates'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republ ...

'' Boisduval, 1875 *''

Acosmeryx tenggarensis ''Acosmeryx tenggarensis'' is a moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approxim ...

'' Brechlin & Kitching, 2007 Acosmeryx anceus subdentata MHNT CUT 2010 0 98, Mudumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx castanea MHNT CUT 2010 0 171 Ohsugidani Honguh Wakayama male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx formosana MHNT 2010 0 367 Taiwan, Losau, male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx miskini MHNT CUT 2010 0 139 Wau New Guinea male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx naga MHNT CUT 2010 0 95 Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Viêt Nam, male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx pseudomissa MHNT CUT 2010 0 171 Laos male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx sericeus MHNT CUT 2010 0 343 Kanchanaburi Thailande male.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx shervillii MHNT CUT 2010 0 24 Taiping Perak Malaisia female.jpg, ''

'' Acosmeryx socrates MHNT CUT 2010 0 171 eastern visayas Philippines male.jpg, ''

References

Macroglossini Moth genera Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval {{Macroglossini-stub