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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kagoshima Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2731
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2730
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2671
3825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
2366
3453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
975
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
975
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
974
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
736
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
669
968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
36
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
23
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kagoshima Prefecture
23 Genera with 36 Species
#ACDEMNOPRST
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1903Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dolbina Staudinger, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oxyambulyx Westwood, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Parum Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1856Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18566SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kagoshima Prefecture
36 Species
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903
Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885Ochreous gliding hawkmoth
Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild &..., 1903
Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866Two-lined velvet hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875Humble bee hawkmoth
Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857
Meganoton scribae Austaut, 1911
Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876Crisp-banded hawkmoth
Parum colligata Walker, 1856
Phyllosphingia dissimilis Bremer, 1861
Polyptychus chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Rhagastis mongoliana Butler, 1876
Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921
Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856Cherry horn worm
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kagoshima Prefecture
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
4
Genera
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