Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Antarctica (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 248
1047
1427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 248
1047
1427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 240
1034
1415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
892
1189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
476
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
476
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
475
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
329
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
291
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
24
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Antarctica
7 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Antarctica
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | Scarce Polyptychus | | Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927) | ⇒ Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Hippotion canens Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion gloriosana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hippotion nigrofasciata Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Hyles costata Nordmann, 1851 | | | Hyles himyarensis Meerman, 1988 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca johanni Cary, 1958 | | | Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Raw..., 1998 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Antarctica
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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