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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
859
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
632
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
148
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
86
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
6 Genera with 7 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca major Clark, 1928
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Dominica
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
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