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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
249
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
233
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
10 Genera with 15 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1777Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Imber Moulds , Tut..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17802SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18915SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
15 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Darwin
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
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