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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Atherton Tablelands (Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1425
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1424
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1363
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1134
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
464
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
317
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
276
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atherton Tablelands
8 Genera with 22 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18919SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton Tablelands
22 Species
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891Brushtail hawk moth
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891Queensland hawk moth
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Atherton Tablelands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
4
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