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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1631
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1604
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1237
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
407
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
407
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
407
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
268
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
247
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
20
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
16 Genera with 30 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18744SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18995SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
30 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984
Cautethia grotei grotei H. Edwards, 1882
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865False windowed sphinx
Manduca afflicta bahamensis B. P. Clark, 1916
Manduca brontes cubensis Kitching & C..., 2000Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca rustica cubana Wood, 1915
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca bahamensis (Clark, 1917)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca restituta Walker, 1864
Perigonia lusca tenebrosa Felder, 1874
Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903Carters sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011
Xylophanes irrorata Grote, 1865
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes suana Druce, 1889
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Bahamas
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
11
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
6
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