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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Isle of Purbeck (Dorsetshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
676
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
676
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
659
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
613
928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
226
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
226
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
224
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
175
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
161
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Isle of Purbeck
5 Genera with 5 Species
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Purbeck
5 Species
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Isle of Purbeck
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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