Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 490
4724
11892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 487
4717
11885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 469
4660
11771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 308
3774
10009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1043
2721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1042
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
1033
2690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
611
1353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
522
1035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ireland
13 Genera with 19 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1810 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius druraei (Donovan, 1810) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion inquilina Harris, 1782 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Ireland
 | | 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
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