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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
468
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
460
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
46
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
21
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
21 Genera with 45 Species
#ACEHILMNPX
Adhemarius Oiticica, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17639SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18876SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
45 Species
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Calymnia cinetes
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
15
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
11
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