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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1016
22709
113796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
588
18355
100567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
4253
15791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
4228
15745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
90
4202
15642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2707
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
2444
8022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
123
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
64
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
64 Genera with 178 Species
#ACDEGHLMNPRSTUX
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Amorpha Hübner, 1758False indigo2SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Atropos Leach, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1777Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cerberonoton Zolotuhin & ..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cypoides Matsumura, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17874SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths8SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 180826SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17637SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Panacra Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17723SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Pterogon Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhodambulyx Mell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthulus Huwe, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidites Kernbach, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 187812SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18569SpeciesTaxom
Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18993SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
178 Species and 20 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acherontia lethe (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius druraei (Donovan, 1810)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius orientalis (Butler, 1877)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Ambulyx bima Rothschild &..., 1903
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Amorpha populi Linnaeus, 1758
Angonyx emus Boisduval, 1875
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Atropos annulata Hagen, 1865
Atropos distincta (Kolbe, 1888)⇒ Lepinotus inquilinus Heyden, 1850
Atropos divinatoria brunea Aaron, 1883
Atropos divinatoria kidderi Hagen, 1883
Atropos fatidica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lachesilla pedicularia Linnaeus, 1758
Atropos formicaria Hagen, 1865
Atropos inquilina (Heyden, 1850)⇒ Lepinotus reticulatus Enderlein, 1905
Atropos lignaria de Geer, 1778
Atropos pulsatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liposcelis divinatoria Müller, 1776
Atropos sericea (Kolbe, 1883)⇒ Lepinotus inquilinus Heyden, 1850
Axia margarita Hübner, 1813
Callambulyx kitchingi Cadiou, 1996
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Calymnia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cosmia trapezina Linnaeus, 1758
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cerberonoton rubescens Butler, 1876
Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis hayesi Cadiou, 1988
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila elpenor elpenor Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Deilephila porcellus porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800Olive Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris fuciformis fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hemaris simillima (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hemaris fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion inquilina Harris, 1782
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Hyles annellata Closs, 1915
Hyles cleopatra Wladasch., 1931
Hyles decolorata Bandermann., 1913
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles exculae Hufnagel, 1766
Hyles farinata Wladasch, 1931
Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles gallii gallii⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles goenneri Bandermann, 1915
Hyles grisea Closs, 1911
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles lineata livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Hyles multicolor Wladasch., 1931
Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798Greater Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles olexai
Hyles ruehlii Bandermann, 1915
Hyles sammuti Eitschberger..., 1998
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles unimacula Closs, 1915
Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780Dusky hawk moth
Hyles zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808Bean-caper Hawkmoth
Hyloicus pinastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892Aspen Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891Rosy Banded Hawk
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916)⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891
Lintneria smithi Cadiou, 1998Largescale flatfish
Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832Ash Sphinx
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803Five Spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Meganoton analis Felder, 1874Grey double-bristled hawkmoth
Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856
Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus consimilis ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops myops Smith, J. E., 1797
Phylloxiphia goodii Holland, 1889
Polyptychus andosa andosa Walker, 1856
Polyptychus claudiae Brechlin , K..., 2001
Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis zairensis Eitschberger, 2007
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Pterogon oenotherae Denis & Schi..., 1775
Rhodambulyx davidi Mell, 1939
Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus populi Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Sphingidites weidneri Kernbach, 1967
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx convolvuli (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Agrius convoluli Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx
Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859Clemen's Sphinx
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx schroeteri Germar, 1839
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra castanea Moore, 1872
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra inornata Walker, 1865
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra rezaci Haxaire & Me..., 2012
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in North Europe
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
30
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
16
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
14
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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