Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 75
299
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 68
279
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
254
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
198
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
147
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
145
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kurunegala
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Kurunegala
11 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum troglodytus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kurunegala
 | | 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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