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.[1] 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 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.