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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
867
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
867
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
863
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
762
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
274
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
273
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
273
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
245
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
237
361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
32
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
19
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darjeeling
19 Genera with 20 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Craspedortha Mell, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Dahira Moore, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Daphnusa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hayesiana Fletcher, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Langia Moore, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhodoprasina Rothschild &..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Sataspes Moore, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
20 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1865Silky forest hawkmoth
Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis Westwood, 1847Dark-based gliding hawkmoth
Ampelophaga rubiginosa rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853
Ampelophaga thomasi Kitching & C..., 1998
Callambulyx rubricosa Walker, 1856Large pink-and-green hawkmoth
Callambulyx rubricosa rubricosa Walker, 1856
Cechetra bryki Ivshin, Krut..., 2018
Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777
Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879
Craspedortha porphyria Butler, 1876Purple hawkmoth
Craspedortha porphyria porphyria Butler, 1876
Dahira rubiginosa Moore, 1888Rosy dahira
Eupanacra perfecta perfecta Butler, 1875
Eupanacra sinuata Rothschild &..., 1903Sinuous rippled hawkmoth
Eupanacra variolosa Walker, 1856Brown rippled hawkmoth
Hayesiana triopus Westwood, 1847Nonsuch hawkmoth
Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides Moore, 1872Apple hawkmoth
Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866
Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856
Rhodoprasina floralis Butler, 1876Large olive hawkmoth
Sataspes infernalis (Westwood, 1847)⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941
Xylophanes suana Druce, 1889

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Darjeeling
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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