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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
430
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
364
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
23
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
12
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
12 Genera with 26 Species
Andriasa Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dolbina Staudinger, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dolbinopsis Staudinger, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1887Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 180811SpeciesTaxom
Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Malgassoclanis Carcasson, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Rethera Rothschild &..., 18536SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1901Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Andriasa mitchelli Hayes, 1973
Deilephila rivularis Boisduval, 1875Chitral Elephant Hawk Moth
Dolbina grisea Hampson, 1893Mountain Hawkmoth
Dolbinopsis grisea Hampson, 1892
Hemaris (Hemaris) ducalis Staudinger, 1887Pamir bee hawkmoth
Hyles centralasiae Otto Staudinger, 1887
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles nervosa Rothschild &..., 1903Ladakh Hawkmoth
Hyles peplides Christoph, 1894
Hyles peplidis Christoph, 1894
Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles robertsi elisabethiae Ebert, 1966
Hyles robertsi robertsi Butler, 1880
Hyles zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808Bean-caper Hawkmoth
Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903Beautiful Hawk
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Malgassoclanis maculalis Griveaud, 1970
Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958Afghan Madder Hawkmoth
Rethera albocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera amseli Daniel, 1958
Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera rjabovi (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera roseocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853
Smerinthus obsoleta Staudinger, 1901
Sphingonaepiopsis kuldjaensis Graeser, 1892Kuldja Hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov