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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Cerro Tortuguero (Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
1560
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1559
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
1545
1835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
1407
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
738
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
532
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
518
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
45
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
21
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cerro Tortuguero
21 Genera with 59 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17805SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17772SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cerro Tortuguero
59 Species
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes jocasta Druce, 1888
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Cerro Tortuguero
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
15
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
8
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