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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
371
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
371
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
343
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
267
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
89
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
89
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
89
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
72
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuala Lumpur
3 Genera with 4 Species
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuala Lumpur
4 Species
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779Green pergesa hawkmoth
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856Suffused hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kuala Lumpur
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
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