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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
418
4068
8951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
4061
8947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
3990
8816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
3053
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1095
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1095
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1095
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
602
1073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
534
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
26
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
19
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
19 Genera with 42 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1777Bee Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Coenotes Rothschild &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Coequosa Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Imber Moulds , Tut..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Langia Moore, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20114SpeciesTaxom
Synoecha Rothschild &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 189110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827
Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826Bee Hawk Moth
Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891Sandal-box hawk moth
Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805Double haded hawk moth
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897Desert Hawk Moth
Hyles linearis (Esper, 1779)⇒ Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983
Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983)⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983
Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877
Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma argos Moulds & Lane, 1999Argos hawk moth
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011
Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra inornata Walker, 1865
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
7
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