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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
517
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
514
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
512
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
385
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
378
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
56
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
20
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
20 Genera with 28 Species
Adhemarius Oiticica, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18786SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
28 Species
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Isognathus allamandae Clark, 1920
Isognathus australis Clark, 1917
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes xylobotes Burmeister, 1878

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
13
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
4
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