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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2064
6953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2059
6935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2046
6898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1296
3878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1148
3190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
52
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
29
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
29 Genera with 61 Species
#ACDEHLMPSTUX
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amorpha Hübner, 1758False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 178018SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Panacra Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pterogon Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidites Kernbach, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
61 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Amorpha populi Linnaeus, 1758
Angonyx emus Boisduval, 1875
Calymnia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cosmia trapezina Linnaeus, 1758
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Deilephila porcellus porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800Olive Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles annellata Closs, 1915
Hyles cleopatra Wladasch., 1931
Hyles decolorata Bandermann., 1913
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles exculae Hufnagel, 1766
Hyles farinata Wladasch, 1931
Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles goenneri Bandermann, 1915
Hyles grisea Closs, 1911
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles multicolor Wladasch., 1931
Hyles ruehlii Bandermann, 1915
Hyles unimacula Closs, 1915
Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780Dusky hawk moth
Hyloicus pinastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892Aspen Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758
Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pterogon oenotherae Denis & Schi..., 1775
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus populi Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758
Sphingidites weidneri Kernbach, 1967
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx convolvuli (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Agrius convoluli Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx schroeteri Germar, 1839
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes rothschildia

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
16
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
5
10
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