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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region La Cruz (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
349
4917
7386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
4917
7386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
4879
7316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
4315
6637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1474
3106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1474
3106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
1474
3106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1046
2331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
1017
2301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
74
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
31
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Cruz (Costa Rica)
31 Genera with 102 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17774SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176314SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189424SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Cruz (Costa Rica)
102 Species
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes godmani Druce, 1882
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes jocasta Druce, 1888
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in La Cruz (Costa Rica)
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
20
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
23
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