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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
643
11825
35784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
639
11810
35753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
614
11665
35378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
9246
28594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3275
9090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3275
9090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3270
9086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2100
6074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1959
5709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
135
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
62
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
62 Genera with 210 Species
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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 177712SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19208SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 185611SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1960Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Compsulyx Holloway, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Epistor Boisduval, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 182918SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175821SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Grammodia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Himantoides Butler, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17795SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17809SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176332SpeciesTaxom
Nannoparce Rothschild &..., 18672SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Periginia1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 190316SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phlegethontius Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Phrixus Caroli, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17714SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189442SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
210 Species and 64 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos aedon (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Aellopos blaini Herrich-Scha..., 1869
Aellopos blaini Herrich-Scha..., 1869Abagrotis blaini
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes eumelas Jordan, 1924
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus zonata Drury, 1773
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aellopos titan cubana Clark, 1936
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx haxairei Cadiou, 2006
Amphonyx kofleri Eitschberger, 2006
Amphonyx rivularis Butler, 1875
Amphonyx vitrinus Rothschild &..., 1910
Callionima calliomenae Schaufuss, 1870
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima gracilis Jordan, 1923
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callionima ramsdeni Clark, 1920
Cautethia carsusi Haxaire & Sc..., 2001
Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984
Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882Grote's Sphinx
Cautethia grotei apira Jordan, 1940
Cautethia grotei grotei H. Edwards, 1882
Cautethia grotei hilaris Jordan, 1940
Cautethia noctuiformis Walker, 1856
Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970
Cautethia noctuiformis choveti Haxaire, 2002
Cautethia noctuiformis noctuiformis Walker, 1856
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875Catalpa Hornworm
Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, 1773
Cocytius cluentius Troschel, 1900
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius haxairei (Cadiou, 2006)⇒ Amphonyx haxairei Cadiou, 2006
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius vitrinus (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Amphonyx vitrinus Rothschild &..., 1910
Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Enyo boisduvali Oberthur, 1904
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo latipennis Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
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 guttalaris Walker, 1856
Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856
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 oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis pallida (Grote, 1865)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Erinnyis stheno (Geyer, 1829)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciata fasciata Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae labruscae Linnaeus, 1758
Eumorpha mirificatus Grote, 1874
Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis Chalumeau & ..., 1974
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia satellitia Linnaeus, 1771
Eumorpha strenua Ménétriés, 1857
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis fuscatus Rothschild &..., 1906
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Himantoides perkinsae (Clark, 1933)⇒ Himantoides undata Walker, 1856
Himantoides undata Walker, 1856
Hippotion albolineata (Carcasson, 1968)⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hyles calverleyi Grote, 1865
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles lineata lineata Fabricius, 1775
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosa jamaicensis Rothschild &..., 1915
Isognathus rimosa rimosa Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa wolcotti Clark, 1922
Isognathus rimosa woodi (Ramsden, 1916)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosus molitor Rothschild &..., 1915
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Lintneria biolleyi Schaus, 1912
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Lintneria tricolor Clark, 1923
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Macroglossum svetlana Eitschberger..., 2009
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus jamaicensis Neidhoefer, 1968
Madoryx oiclus jamicensis Neidhoefer, 1968
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865False windowed sphinx
Manduca afflicta Grote, 1865
Manduca afflicta afflicta Grote, 1865
Manduca afflicta bahamensis B. P. Clark, 1916
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brontes Drury, 1773Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca brontes brontes Drury, 1773
Manduca brontes cubensis Kitching & C..., 2000Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca brontes haitiensis B.P. Clark, 1916
Manduca caribbea Cary, 1952
Manduca caribbeus Cary, 1952
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941
Manduca johanni Cary, 1958
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803Five Spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica cubana Wood, 1915
Manduca rustica dominicana Gehlen, 1928
Manduca rustica harterii Rothschild, 1894
Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875
Manduca sexta luciae Gehlen., 1928
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Nannoparce poeyi Grote, 1865
Nannoparce poeyi poeyi Grote, 1867
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nephele illustris Jordan, 1920
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx maxwelli Rothschild, 1896
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylia syces insularis Rothschild &..., 1903
Pachylia syces syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Periginia lusca lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Raw..., 1998
Perigonia divisa Grote, 1865
Perigonia glaucescens Walker, 1856
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia jamaicensis Rothschild, 1894
Perigonia lefebraei Lucas, 1857
Perigonia lefebvraei Lucas, 1857
Perigonia lefebvrii Lucas, 1857
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca bahamensis (Clark, 1917)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca major Clark, 1928
Perigonia lusca restituta Walker, 1864
Perigonia lusca tenebrosa Felder, 1874
Perigonia manni Clark, 1935
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Phrixus caicus Cramer, 1777
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Polyptychus baltus Pierre, 1985
Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903Carters sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Pseudoclanis somaliae Eitschberger, 2007
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859Clemen's Sphinx
Sphinx tricolor (Clark, 1923)⇒ Lintneria tricolor Clark, 1923
Sphinx una (Skinner, 1903)⇒ Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes chiron necchus Cramer, 1779
Xylophanes clarki Ramsden, 1921
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx
Xylophanes gundlachi Herrich-Schä..., 1863
Xylophanes gundlachii Herrich-Schä..., 1863
Xylophanes irrorata Grote, 1865
Xylophanes jamaicensis Clark, 1935
Xylophanes jocasta Druce, 1888
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes neoptolemus trinitatis (Closs, 1917)⇒ Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962
Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962Indefatigable hawksmoth
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus porcus Huebner, 1823
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes rhodocera Walker, 1856
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes robinsoni Grote, 1865
Xylophanes robinsonii Grote, 1865
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes suana Druce, 1889
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa cubensis (Gehlen., 1941)⇒ Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes virescens Butler, 1875
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Caribbean islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
36
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
13
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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