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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1830
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1663
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
467
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
455
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
14
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
14 Genera with 37 Species
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18542SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 19039SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
37 Species
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
6
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