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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Norway (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
9876
49850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
9870
49838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
572
9770
49629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
8320
44878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1414
4133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1412
4127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1402
4101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
902
2384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
782
1860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
32
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
22
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norway
22 Genera with 41 Species
#ADEHLMPST
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Atropos Leach, 188310SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norway
41 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
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
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Theretra castanea Moore, 1872
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Norway
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
9
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