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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1066
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
952
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
479
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
479
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
478
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
268
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
236
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooktown
10 Genera with 21 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18914SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
21 Species
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Cooktown
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
3
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