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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
603
10330
31790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
600
10323
31782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
10099
31117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
7710
24987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2633
9270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2633
9270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2630
9262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1894
7493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1747
7104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
127
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
51
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
51 Genera with 181 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 190311SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178711SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175817SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17805SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 190322SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrea Grote, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pemba Rothschild &..., 18702SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18544SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17717SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189446SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
181 Species and 21 Subspecies
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius sexoculata Grote, 1865
Adhemarius sexoculatus
Adhemarius simera (R. Felder, 1874)⇒ Adhemarius tigrina Felder, 1874
Adhemarius tigrina Felder, 1874
Adhemarius tigrinus coronata
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cautethia simitia Schaus, 1932
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875Catalpa Hornworm
Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874Hagen's Sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Ceridia nigricans Griveaud, 1959
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
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Dolba schausi (Clark, 1916)⇒ Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
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 anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia posticarius
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Euryglottis albostigmata albostigmata
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Euryglottis dognini Rothschild, 1896
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemeroplanes diffusa Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum prometheus prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca clarki Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803Five Spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca trimacula Rothschild &..., 1903
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia caliginosa Boisduval, 1870
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777Plebeian Sphinx
Pemba armata Walker, 1870
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia leucopus Rothschild &..., 1910
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Protambulyx euryalus Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx goeldii goeldii
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Protoparce huascara
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859Sand whiff
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes colombiana Clark, 1935
Xylophanes cosmius Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes germen germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen yurakano Lichy, 1945
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hannemanni hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hojeda (Gehlen., 1928)⇒ Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes juanita Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes kiefferi Cadiou, 1995
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes mirabilis Clark, 1916
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor Oberthur, 1904
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodoclora
Xylophanes rothschildi Dognin, 1895
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes vagliai Haxaire, 2003
Xylophanes virescens Butler, 1875
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
31
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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