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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1126
5216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
803
4151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
708
3787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
41
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
22
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
22 Genera with 104 Species
#ACDEGHLMPST
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18918SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1889Bee Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Cypa Walker, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 187410SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18945SpeciesTaxom
Eurypteryx Felder, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1861Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17939SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 190329SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20018SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 189120SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
104 Species and 24 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781
Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873
Acosmeryx miskinoides Vaglia & Hax..., 2007
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius elegans (Walker, 1865)⇒ Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Ambulyx carycina Jordan, 1919
Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910
Ambulyx phalaris Jordan, 1919
Ambulyx phalaris phalaris Jordan, 1919
Ambulyx rudloffi Brechlin, 2005
Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891
Angonyx boisduvali Rothschild, 1894
Angonyx chelsea Eitschberger..., 2009
Angonyx excellens (Rothschild, 1911)⇒ Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856Northern dark-green hawkmoth
Cechenena helops Walker, 1856Spotted green hawkmoth
Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Cephonodes cunninghami (Walker, 1856)⇒ Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes rothschildi Rebel, 1907
Cephonodes woodfordii Butler, 1889
Cypa decolor Walker, 1856Common cypa
Cypa decolor euroa Rothschild &..., 1903
Cypa moniensis Kitching, 2013
Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis gigantea Röber, 1921
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis pallescens (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eupanacra hollandiae Clark, 1931
Eupanacra micholitzi Rothschild &..., 1893
Eupanacra pulchella Rothschild &..., 1907
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894
Eurypteryx falcata Gehlen, 1922
Eurypteryx molucca Felder, 1874
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832
Gnathothlibus heliodes Meyrick, 1889
Gnathothlibus meeki Rothschild &..., 1907
Hemaris venata Felder, 1861
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion brunneus Semper, 1896
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion echeclus Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion japenum (Riotte, 1994)⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793
Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871Swallow Hawk
Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916
Macroglossum albolineata Clark, 1935
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum augarra Rothschild, 1904
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Macroglossum caldum Jordan, 1926
Macroglossum caldum caldum Jordan, 1926
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum corythus pylene Felder, 1861
Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Macroglossum dohertyi doddi Clark, 1922
Macroglossum glaucoptera Butler, 1875
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856
Macroglossum lineatum Lucas, 1891
Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum melas (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum melas pullius Jordan, 1930
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum micacea micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum moecki Rutimeyer, 1969
Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum papuanum (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875
Macroglossum spilonotum Rothschild &..., 1912
Macroglossum stevensi Clark, 1935
Macroglossum stigma Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891Brushtail hawk moth
Macroglossum vidua Rothschild &..., 1903
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856Black-belted hawkmoth
Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856
Meganoton hyloicoides Rothschild, 1910
Meganoton rubescens (Butler, 1876)⇒ Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875
Meganoton rubescens severina Miskin, 1891
Psilogramma anne Eitschberger, 2001
Psilogramma fasciata Closs, 1916
Psilogramma kitchingi Brechlin & L..., 2001
Psilogramma mastrigti (Eitschberger, 2001)⇒ Psilogramma renneri Eitschberger, 2001
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma pseudoargos Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma wernerwolfi (Eitschberger, 2001)⇒ Psilogramma kleineri Eitschberger, 2001
Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra celata (Butler, 1877)⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773
Theretra clotho celata Butler, 1877
Theretra firmata (Walker, 1856)⇒ Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Theretra insularis Swinhoe, 1892
Theretra insularis insularis Swinhoe, 1892
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae lewini Thon, 1828
Theretra polistratus Rothschild, 1904
Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876
Theretra tabubilensis Lachlan, 2009
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
14
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
17
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