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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Guanacaste (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
453
7163
13243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
7162
13243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
7076
13057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
310
6223
11937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
2091
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
2091
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
2090
5098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1451
3730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1389
3652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
96
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
42
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste
42 Genera with 154 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Dolbogene Rothschild &..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 188811SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Kloneus Skinner, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18196SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176322SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189436SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
154 Species and 11 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Calymnia cinetes
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971Sonora Sphinx Moth
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Dolbogene igualana (Schaus, 1932)⇒ Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia licaon Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hippotion socotrensis diyllus Fawcett, 1915
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosa inclitus Edwards, 1887
Kloneus babayaga Skinner, 1923
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx pluto Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii bossardi Gehlen, 1926
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Orecta venedictoffae Cadiou, 1995
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Pachygonidia hopfferi Staudinger, 1875
Pachygonidia ribbei Druce, 1881
Pachygonidia subhamata Walker, 1856
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes adalia Druce, 1881
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes godmani Druce, 1882
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes jocasta Druce, 1888
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes juanita Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Guanacaste
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
27
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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