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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
757
16427
71364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
754
16419
71346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
701
16115
70281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
412
12497
58257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3392
13726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3387
13720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3369
13693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2289
9880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
27
2097
9140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
168
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
52
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
52 Genera with 252 Species
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Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 08SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17777SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Baniwa Lichy, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 177511SpeciesTaxom
Calloinima1SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cocyius1SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178715SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175822SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 178016SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 192248SpeciesTaxom
Morcocytius Eitschberger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 011SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 189415SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18548SpeciesTaxom
Phanoxyla Rothschild &..., 18743SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17717SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococytius Eitschberger, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19639SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Tylognathus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187854SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
252 Species and 63 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius sexoculatus
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus tantalus Linnaeus, 1758
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 carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Aleuron prominens Walker, 1856
Aleuron ypanemae Boisduval, 1875
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphonyx rivularis Butler, 1875
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Andriasa marginalis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856
Baniwa yavitensis Lichy, 1981
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima grisescens Rothschild, 1894
Callionima guiarti Debauche, 1934
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima licastus Stoll, 1781
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima pan neivai Oiticica Filho, 1940
Callionima pan pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Calloinima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Cocyius mephisto
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius beelzebuth (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius macasensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius mephisto (Haxaire & Va..., 2002)⇒ Amphonyx mephisto Haxaire & Va..., 2002
Cocytius mortuorum (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo danum (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium australis Rothschild &..., 1903
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis alope alope Drury, 1770
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 ello Linnaeus, 1758
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 obscura obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha analis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae labruscae Linnaeus, 1758
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha megaecus Hübner, 1822
Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliqua orientalis
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus orientis Daniel, 1949
Eumorpha orientis Daniel, 1949
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia excessus Gehlen, 1926
Eumorpha translineata
Eumorpha translineatus Rothschild, 1895
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus allamandae Clark, 1920
Isognathus australis Clark, 1917
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus caricae caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus leachii Swainson, 1823
Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus mossi Clark, 1919
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Isognathus swainsoni Felder, 1862
Isognathus swainsonii Felder & Felder, 1862
Isognathus sycron Cramer, 1780
Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Lintneria xantus Cary, 1963
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx bubastus bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx deborrei (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Madoryx plutonius plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brasilensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca clarki Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca corumbensis Clark, 1920
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dalica anthina Jordan, 1911
Manduca dalica antina
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa petunia Boisduval, 1875
Manduca diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca feronia Kernbach, 1968
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Manduca fuliginosa Closs, 1917
Manduca grandis Daniel, 1949
Manduca gueneei Clark, 1932
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca hannibal hamilcar Boisduval, 1875
Manduca hannibal hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca incisa Walker, 1956
Manduca janira Jordan, 1911
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii lefeburii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca manducoides Rothschild, 1895
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca perplexa Rothschild &..., 1910
Manduca prestoni Gehlen, 1926
Manduca quinquemaculata quinquemaculata
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca suavis (Hodges, 1971)⇒ Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca tucumana Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917
Manduca violaalba Clark, 1922
Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene corumbensis B.P. Clark, 1922
Neogene curitiba Jones, 1908
Neogene curitibia
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Neogene dynaeus corumbensis
Neogene dynaeus dynaeus
Neogene reevei Druce, 1882
Neogene reevei reevei Druce, 1882
Neogene reevi Druce, 1882
Neogene reevi reevi
Nyceryx alophus Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx alophus alophus Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx continua continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx furtadoi Haxaire, 1996
Nyceryx janzeni Haxaire, 2005
Nyceryx lemonia (Walker, 1856)⇒ Nyceryx draudti Gehlen, 1926
Nyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx nictitans Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx nictitans nictitans Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875
Orecta lycidas eos Burmeister, 1878
Orecta lycidas lycidas
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia caliginosa Boisduval, 1870
Pachygonidia mielkei Cadiou, 1997
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylia syces syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia leucopus Rothschild &..., 1910
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia pallida rufescens (Daniel, 1949)⇒ Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia pittieri Lichy, 1962
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phanoxyla histrix
Phanoxyla hysterix Felder, 1874
Phanoxyla hystrix R. Felder, 1874
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx astygonus Boisduval, 1875
Protambulyx euryalus Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudosphinx obscura (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx alope (Drury, 1773)⇒ Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773
Sphinx brontes (Drury, 1773)⇒ Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Sphinx cluentius (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893Franck's Sphinx
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Sphinx merops judsoni Weiss, 1932
Sphinx rustica (Schaller, 1788)⇒ Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Sphinx xantus (Cary, 1963)⇒ Lintneria xantus Cary, 1963
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Theretra arpi
Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856
Unzela japix japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela pronoe fuscatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes aglaor Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes alegrenis
Xylophanes alegrensis (Closs, 1915)⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes amadis goeldi (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ 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 cosmius obscura
Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes depuiseti Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes dolius Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes ferotinus Gehlen, 1930
Xylophanes fosteri Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes haxairei Cadiou, 1985
Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915
Xylophanes isaon Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes lichyi Kitching & C..., 2000
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes lolita Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes marginalis Clark, 1920
Xylophanes mossi Clark, 1917
Xylophanes obscurus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes porcus porcus Huebner, 1823
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes reussi (Clark, 1917)⇒ Xylophanes marginalis Clark, 1920
Xylophanes rhodocera Walker, 1856
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi schausi Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi serenus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes thyelia thyelia Linnaeus, 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899
Xylophanes xylobotes Burmeister, 1878

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
31
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
10
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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