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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
807
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
753
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
41
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
32
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
32 Genera with 62 Species
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Aellopos Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1960Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Compsulyx Holloway, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Epistor Boisduval, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178010SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 19067SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17772SpeciesTaxom
Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17718SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
62 Species and 17 Subspecies
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Cautethia noctuiformis Walker, 1856
Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970
Cautethia noctuiformis choveti Haxaire, 2002
Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960
Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, 1773
Cocytius cluentius Troschel, 1900
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
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 ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis Chalumeau & ..., 1974
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis fuscatus Rothschild &..., 1906
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Lintneria biolleyi Schaus, 1912
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca brontes Drury, 1773Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica harterii Rothschild, 1894
Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875
Manduca sexta luciae Gehlen., 1928
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces syces Hübner, 1819
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Perigonia lefebvraei Lucas, 1857
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes chiron necchus Cramer, 1779
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
18
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
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Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov