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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1398
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1301
3119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
127
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
46
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
46 Genera with 182 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPSTUX
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178714SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175820SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17796SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 190339SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 19294SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18908SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18545SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17713SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19039SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187533SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
182 Species and 27 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callionima grisescens Rothschild, 1894
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius macasensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis hypothous moorei
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris delanoi Kernbach, 1962
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis alope dispersa Kernbach, 1962
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis ello encantada Kernbach, 1962
Erinnyis impunctata Rothschild &..., 1903
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis melancholica (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha analis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae labruscae Linnaeus, 1758
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha neuburgensis
Eumorpha neuburgeri Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia posticarius
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Euryglottis guttiventris Rothschild& ..., 1903
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hyles annei Guérin-Ménev..., 1839
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles lineata lineatoides Gehlen., 1934
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyloicus aurigutta Rothschild &..., 1903
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lintneria aurigutta Rothschild &..., 1903
Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Lintneria maura Burmeister, 1879
Lintneria phalerata Kernbach, 1955
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx lyncus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca armatipes Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca bergamatipes Clark, 1927
Manduca bergarmatipes Clark, 1927
Manduca bergi Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca boliviana Clark, 1923
Manduca brasilensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca carrerasi Giacomelli, 1911
Manduca cestri Boisduval, 1875
Manduca cinerea Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca extrema Gehlen, 1926
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca florestan argentinica Daniel, 1949
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca jordani Giacomelli, 1912
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta saliensis Kernbach, 1964
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca tucumana Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene albescens B.P. Clark, 1929
Neogene reevei Druce, 1882
Neogene reevi Druce, 1882
Neogene steinbachi B.P. Clark, 1929
Nyceryx alophus Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx alophus ixion Rothschild &..., 1903
Nyceryx continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx furtadoi Haxaire, 1996
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx nephus Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx nictitans Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Orecta acuminata Clark, 1923
Orecta lycidas eos Burmeister, 1878
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881Incense Cedar Sphinx
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859Clemen's Sphinx
Sphinx maura (Burmeister, 1879)⇒ Lintneria maura Burmeister, 1879
Sphinx phalerata (Kernbach, 1955)⇒ Lintneria phalerata Kernbach, 1955
Sphinx rustica (Schaller, 1788)⇒ Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Sphinx una (Skinner, 1903)⇒ Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856
Xylophanes alegrensis (Closs, 1915)⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes anubus anubus
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes docilis Butler, 1875
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes fosteri Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen yurakano Lichy, 1945
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes isaon Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes marginalis Clark, 1920
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor Oberthur, 1904
Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962Indefatigable hawksmoth
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes resta Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes schreiteri Clark, 1923
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
26
110
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
11
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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