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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Arunachal Pradesh (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
820
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
820
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
782
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
723
1207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
483
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
482
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
482
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
399
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
398
577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
19
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arunachal Pradesh
19 Genera with 29 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Apocalypsis Rothschild &..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Craspedortha Mell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Elibia Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Parum Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18564SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arunachal Pradesh
29 Species
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858
Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, 1875Dull forest hawkmoth
Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875
Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847
Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895
Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853
Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856Northern dark-green hawkmoth
Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876Bald hawkmoth
Callambulyx junonia Butler, 1881
Cechenena helops Walker, 1856Spotted green hawkmoth
Cechetra scotti Rothshild, 1920
Craspedortha porphyria Butler, 1876Purple hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875Humble bee hawkmoth
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Marumba cristata Butler, 1875Common swirled hawkmoth
Marumba dyras Walker, 1856Dull swirled hawkmoth
Parum colligata Walker, 1856
Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888
Rhagastis olivacea Moore, 1872Olive mottled hawkmoth
Rhagastis velata Walker, 1866Veiled mottled hawkmoth
Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856Suffused hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Arunachal Pradesh
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
3
Genera
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