Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kwai Tsing District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 85
516
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
516
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
511
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 66
487
560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
441
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
441
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
440
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
312
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
294
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwai Tsing District
13 Genera with 18 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwai Tsing District
18 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856 | Assam hawkmoth | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kwai Tsing District
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
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