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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
394
3465
10550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3458
10542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3442
10497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
2661
8238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
879
2633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
879
2633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
876
2630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
558
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
468
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
24
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
18
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
18 Genera with 39 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18948SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17802SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
39 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777Common velvet hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882Fire eel
Deilephila nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hyles calida Butler, 1856Hawaiian Sphinx
Hyles calida calida Rothschild &..., 1915Hawaiian Sphinx
Hyles calida hawaiiensis Rothschild &..., 1915
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles perkinsi Swezey, 1920Perkins' Sphinx
Hyles wilsoni Rothschild, 1894Glossy dovesnail
Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892Aspen Hawk-moth
Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916
Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum pyrrhostictum (Butler, 1875)⇒ Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca blackburni (Butler, 1880)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803Five Spotted Hawk Moth
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Tinostoma smaragditis Meyrick, 1899Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Hawaii
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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