Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 339
1885
3143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 338
1883
3141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 321
1833
3050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 239
1609
2733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
456
697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
455
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
451
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
335
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
313
490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kent
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Kent
11 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila elpenor elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kent
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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