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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
810
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
800
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
90
528
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
110
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
90
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
89
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maranhão
6 Genera with 6 Species
Eumorpha Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
6 Species
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Maranhão
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
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