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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
519
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
437
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
128
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
84
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Andaman Islands
9 Genera with 19 Species
Ambulyx Westwood, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Amplypterus Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Antinephele Holland, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17804SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ambulyx chinensis (Moore, 1858)⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858
Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
Ambulyx nubila (Moore, 1858)⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858
Ambulyx subocellata (Felder, 1874)⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858
Ambulyx thwaitesii (Moore, 1858)⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858
Ambulyx turbata (Moore, 1858)⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858
Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779Mango hawkmoth
Angonyx emilia (Walker, 1856)⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892
Angonyx menghaiensis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892
Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856Northern dark-green hawkmoth
Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892Dingy Antinephele
Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777Common velvet hawkmoth
Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856Assam hawkmoth
Marumba dyras dyras Walker, 1865
Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930
Psilogramma andamanica Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Psilogramma melanomera (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Andaman Islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
4
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