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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Iraq (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
307
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
307
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
307
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
163
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
5 Genera with 11 Species
Clarina Tutt, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Rethera Rothschild &..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1857Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Clarina kotschyi Kollar, 1849Grapevine Hawkmoth
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798Greater Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles nicaea sheljuzkoi Dublitzky, 1928
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Rethera albocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera rjabovi (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera roseocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853)⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Smerinthus caecus Ménétriés, 1857Northern Eyed Hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Iraq
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
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