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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region La Palma (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
637
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
637
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
601
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
501
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
105
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Palma
5 Genera with 8 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Palma
8 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in La Palma
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
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