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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kuranda (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1606
2207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1409
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
672
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
671
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
670
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
450
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
419
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
22
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuranda
15 Genera with 34 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1777Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cizara Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17757SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuranda
34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805Cizara hawk moth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum joannisi Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891Brushtail hawk moth
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra inornata Walker, 1865
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kuranda
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
2
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