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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Langkawi (Kedah, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
157
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
157
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
30
155
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
152
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
117
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
117
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
117
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
84
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
83
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Langkawi
5 Genera with 5 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Daphnusa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Elibia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Langkawi
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, 1875Dull forest hawkmoth
Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856
Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847Large banded hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis silhetensis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Langkawi
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
3
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