29 Moths described in 1779

Amplypterus panopus, the mango hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Arctia flavia, the yellow tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1779. It is found in the Alps above the tree level. It also occurs in Balkan mountains (Rila), European Russia, northern Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, north-eastern China, and Korea.

Arsenura armida, the giant silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found mainly in South and Central America, from Mexico to Bolivia, and Ecuador to south-eastern Brazil. It was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Azygophleps asylas is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found from central to southern Africa, including Namibia and South Africa.

Callionima pan is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was originally described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Chalcidica minea is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland and on the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

Citheronia phoronea is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It was described from Surinam.

Condica cupentia, the splotched groundling, is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

Cydosia nobilitella, the curve-lined cydosia moth or regal cydosia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from southern Florida south to Argentina. It is also found on the Antilles.

Darapsa choerilus, the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

Dinia eagrus, the scarlet-tipped wasp mimic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Ercheia cyllaria is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Indochina, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Seram and the Kai Islands.

Ernassa sanguinolenta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in French Guiana, Amazonas, Peru, Suriname and possibly Ecuador and Bolivia.

Hemeroplanes triptolemus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Hippotion eson is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar and the Seychelles. It is a migratory species.

Histioea cepheus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Trinidad, Suriname and Venezuela.

Hyles livornicoides, the Australian striped hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Eugen Johann Christoph Esper in 1779. The larvae are known by the common name Yeperenye caterpillar.

Macroglossum faro, the large hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern India, Thailand, south-eastern China, southern Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Manduca hannibal is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Surinam, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and north-eastern Argentina.

Neidalia bifasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Suriname.

Oeonistis entella, the lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Oryba achemenides is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Oxydia vesulia, the spurge spanworm moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

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.

Rhodogastria amasis, the tri-coloured tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Syllepte amando is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in French Guiana, Suriname, Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama and Cuba.

Syntomoides is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1893.

Temnora pylas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Trigonodes hyppasia, the triangles or semi-looper, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is largely cosmopolitan, found throughout Borneo, Fiji, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, São Tomé and Príncipe, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, northern Australia, and almost all African countries.