Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
599
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
599
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
571
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
519
759 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
321
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
320
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
319
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
207
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
181
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for American Samoa
7 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for American Samoa
8 Species and 1 Subspecies | Andriasa igomaensis Darge, 2012 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hemaris tenuis (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Macroglossum corythus corythus | | | Macroglossum limata Swinhoe, 1892 | | | Neogurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | Even-banded hawkmoth | | Nephele destigmata Strand, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in American Samoa
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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