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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
162
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
162
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
161
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
47
122
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
42
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
42
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
42
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
34
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
33
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Loyalty Islands
7 Genera with 10 Species
Agrius Hübner, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1894Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loyalty Islands
10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agrius rothschildi I.J. Kitchin..., 2000
Cephonodes lifuensis Rothschild, 1894
Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856
Hippotion griseola (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion rosea (Closs, 1911)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda Rothschild &..., 1903
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma menephron lifuense Rothschild, 1903
Theretra lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Loyalty Islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
2
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