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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1400
4829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1354
4738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
97
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
38
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
38 Genera with 142 Species
#ACDEHIMNOPSUX
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Epistor Boisduval, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17877SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 178010SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18196SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 191720SpeciesTaxom
Morcocytius Eitschberger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 19035SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococytius Eitschberger, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocytius1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189432SpeciesTaxom
Xylphanes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
142 Species and 19 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius roessleri Eitschberger, 2002
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Ambulyx eteocles (Distant, 1887)⇒ Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887
Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphonyx rivularis Butler, 1875
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima pan pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, 1773
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 mortuorum (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
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 oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha megaecus Hübner, 1822
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus leachii Swainson, 1823
Isognathus occidentalis (Clark, 1929)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Isognathus swainsoni Felder, 1862
Isognathus sycron Cramer, 1780
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx lyncus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Madoryx plutonius plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca duquefi Haxaire & Va..., 2007
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca hannibal hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca perplexa Rothschild &..., 1910
Manduca prestoni Gehlen, 1926
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917
Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx maxwelli Rothschild, 1896
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia caliginosa Boisduval, 1870
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Protambulyx sulphurea Rothschild &..., 1903
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudocytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx lades (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Macrocneme cabimensis Cramer, 1775
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes amadis amadis
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes colinae Haxaire, 1994
Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes haxairei Cadiou, 1985
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes mossi Clark, 1917
Xylophanes nechus Butler, 1877
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes ploetzi Moschler, 1876
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes theylia Linnaeus, 1767
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes thyelia thyelia Linnaeus, 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894
Xylphanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
23
93
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
7
30
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