Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kerala (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
1660
3105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 222
1660
3105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 204
1569
2912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1258
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
310
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
308
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kerala
12 Genera with 19 Species | Agnosia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kerala
19 Species | Agnosia microta Hampson, 1907 | | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Angonyx krishna Eitschberger..., 2006 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847 | Large candy-striped hawkmoth | | Macroglossum particolor Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra shendurneensis Kunte, 2017 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kerala
 | | 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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