Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Iceland (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 405
3154
5571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 405
3154
5571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 386
3113
5520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 277
2596
4752 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
764
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 59
763
1463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
758
1458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
498
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
442
787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 14
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iceland
14 Genera with 23 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iceland
23 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Iceland
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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