Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 937
21291
104803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 933
21259
104731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 882
20999
104014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 536
16084
86183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4838
18256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4803
18204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4774
18052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2653
8835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2315
7292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
95
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 51
135 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australia
51 Genera with 135 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1875 | Bee Hawk Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cerbernoton | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerberonoton Zolotuhin & ..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choerocampa Laspeyres, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinogon Laspeyres, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diludia Grote & Robi..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1875 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 2012 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1891 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philampelus Harris, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoangonyx Eitschberger, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Synoecha Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zacria Haxaire & Me..., 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Australia
135 Species and 35 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx daulis (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1865 | Silky forest hawkmoth | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928 | | | Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891 | | | Angonyx excellens (Rothschild, 1911) | ⇒ Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cephonodes bucklandii (WS Macleay, 1826) | ⇒ Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | | Cephonodes cunninghami (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas australis Kitching & C..., 2000 | | | Cephonodes hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | | Cephonodes janus janus | | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cephonodes yunx (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cerbernoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Cerbernoton rufescens rufescens | | | Cerberonoton rubescens Butler, 1876 | | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coenotes arida Moulds & Mel..., 2013 | | | Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891 | Sandal-box hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Diludia nebulosa Butler, 1876 | | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion lignaria (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion noel (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion ocys (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion yorkii (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema lacunosa Tuttle , Mou..., 2012 | | | Hopliocnema ochra Tuttle , Mou..., 2012 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae conspicua Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles linearis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus pylene Felder, 1861 | | | Macroglossum divergens queenslandi Clark, 1927 | | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum dohertyi doddi Clark, 1922 | | | Macroglossum errans (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Macroglossum hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum heliophila queenslandi Clark, 1927 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum joannisi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea albibase (Rothschild, 1905) | ⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | Macroglossum micacea micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nox (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum prometheus lineata Lucas, 1891 | | | Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum stenoxanthum (Turner, 1925) | ⇒ Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum troglodytus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856 | | | Meganoton rubescens severina Miskin, 1891 | | | Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Meganoton rufescens rufescens | Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth | | Meganoton rufescens severina Miskin, 1891 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Pseudoangonyx excellens Rothschild, 1911 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Psilogramma argos Moulds & Lane, 1999 | Argos hawk moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma gloriosa Eitschberger, 2001 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma koalae Eitschberger, 2001 | | | Psilogramma maxmouldsi Eitschberger, 2001 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron casuarinae | | | Psilogramma nebulosa (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011 | | | Psilogramma sundana Brechlin, 2001 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891 | | | Synoecha marmoratat Lucas, 1891 | | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra celata (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra clotho celata Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra indistincta indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreilii MacLeay, 1826 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826 | | | Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856 | Latreille's hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae firmata Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Zacria vojtechi Haxaire & Me..., 2003 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Australia
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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