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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
118
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
49
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
49 Genera with 190 Species
#ACDEHIKLMNOPSTUX
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1903Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Dolbogene Rothschild &..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 188811SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175814SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Kloneus Skinner, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 19317SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176325SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18272SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18544SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17713SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococytius Eitschberger, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189445SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
190 Species and 23 Subspecies
Acherontia styx crathis (Rothschild-&..., 1903)⇒ Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius donysa Druce, 1889
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius sexoculata Grote, 1865
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Calymnia cinetes
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971Sonora Sphinx Moth
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
Dolbogene igualana (Schaus, 1932)⇒ Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
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 obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888
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 megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha megaecus Hübner, 1822
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia licaon Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hippotion socotrensis diyllus Fawcett, 1915
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosa inclitus Edwards, 1887
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Kloneus babayaga Skinner, 1923
Lintneria biolleyi Schaus, 1912
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Lintneria porioni Cadiou, 1995
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx lyncus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx pluto Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Madoryx plutonius dentatus Gehlen, 1931
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dalica dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Gehlen, 1926
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca sesquiplex opima Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene corumbensis B.P. Clark, 1922
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx eximia eximia
Nyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Orecta venedictoffae Cadiou, 1995
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia caliginosa Boisduval, 1870
Pachygonidia drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Pachygonidia hopfferi Staudinger, 1875
Pachygonidia ribbei Druce, 1881
Pachygonidia subhamata Walker, 1856
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protoparce sesquiplex opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx biolleyi (Schaus, 1912)⇒ Lintneria biolleyi Schaus, 1912
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes adalia Druce, 1881
Xylophanes alegrensis (Closs, 1915)⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes dolius Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes godmani Druce, 1882
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hannemanni hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes jocasta Druce, 1888
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes juanita Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes letiranti Vaglia & Hax..., 2003
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
28
130
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
13
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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